Definition of refrigeration in English:
refrigeration
noun rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)nrəˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe process of subjecting food or drink to cold in order to chill or preserve it.
products quickly go bad due to lack of refrigeration
as modifier commercial refrigeration units
Example sentencesExamples
- Places with poor refrigeration or contaminated water sources rely on aseptically packaged milk for nourishment.
- Processed American cheese can come out of refrigeration for short periods of time.
- This state-of-the-art kitchen appliance has the quietest built-in refrigeration available.
- In rural areas, electricity for refrigeration was slow in coming.
- Processors are using the same refrigeration technology whether they employ trailers pulled behind tractors or full-capacity trucks.
- UHT milk can sit unopened on the shelf for as long as six months without refrigeration.
- Firefighters dealt with a fire in a derelict refrigeration unit early today.
- Once boxed, the cheese travels into an automated rack refrigeration system for cooling.
- Today's pasteurized milk, however, remains drinkable for roughly two weeks under proper refrigeration.
- Milk, which completes the breakfast, is not included because it would need immediate refrigeration.
Definition of refrigeration in US English:
refrigeration
nounrəˌfrijəˈrāSH(ə)nrəˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
The process of subjecting food or drink to cold in order to chill or preserve it.
products quickly go bad due to lack of refrigeration
as modifier commercial refrigeration units
Example sentencesExamples
- This state-of-the-art kitchen appliance has the quietest built-in refrigeration available.
- In rural areas, electricity for refrigeration was slow in coming.
- Processed American cheese can come out of refrigeration for short periods of time.
- Processors are using the same refrigeration technology whether they employ trailers pulled behind tractors or full-capacity trucks.
- Firefighters dealt with a fire in a derelict refrigeration unit early today.
- Places with poor refrigeration or contaminated water sources rely on aseptically packaged milk for nourishment.
- Once boxed, the cheese travels into an automated rack refrigeration system for cooling.
- Milk, which completes the breakfast, is not included because it would need immediate refrigeration.
- UHT milk can sit unopened on the shelf for as long as six months without refrigeration.
- Today's pasteurized milk, however, remains drinkable for roughly two weeks under proper refrigeration.