refrigerator: Meaning and Definition of

re•frig•er•a•tor

Pronunciation: (ri-frij'u-rā"tur), [key]
— n.
  1. a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
  2. the part of a distilling apparatus that cools the volatile material, causing it to condense; condenser; rectifier.
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