refrigerator
Definitions
General English
- noun an electrical machine used in the kitchen for keeping food and drink cold
Agriculture
- noun a device for cooling produce and keeping it cool
Construction
- A container or space and the machinery for cooling it.
Electronics
- A compartment, appliance, room, or other enclosure utilized to keep that inside cooler than a given temperature. An adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator, for instance, can cool to temperatures near absolute zero.
Food
- A cooled sealed storage box, usually with shelves and a front opening door which maintains food at a preset temperature between 1 and 6°C
Medical
- noun a machine which cools and keeps things cold
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