refrigerator

3 definitions found

refrigerator - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Refrigerator \Re*frig"er*a`tor\ (-?`t?r), n.
     That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.
     Specifically:
     (a) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool,
         usually by means of ice.
     (b) An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or
         vapors, connected with a still, etc.
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     Refrigerator car (Railroad), a freight car constructed as a
        refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish,
        etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice.
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  Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
     1. The act of applying; application.
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     2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus
        or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical
        appliance; a machine with its appliances.
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     4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered
        electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.
        An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or
        a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are
        the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier,
        oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a
        toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven.
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refrigerator - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  refrigerator
      n 1: white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
           [syn: refrigerator, icebox]