Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refrigeration

/ɹɪfɹˌɪdʒɚˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
re-frig-er-a-tion
IPA
/ɹɪfɹˌɪdʒɚˈeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of preserving something by cooling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin refrigero. Morphologically refrigerate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

refrigerations (plural)

Derived Forms

autorefrigeration nonrefrigeration overrefrigeration refrigerational

Phrases

refrigeration ton ton of refrigeration

Synonyms

infrigidation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce refrigeration?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪfɹˌɪdʒɚˈeɪʃən/.
What does refrigeration mean?
The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
Where does refrigeration come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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