refrigerator
pronunciation
How to pronounce refrigerator in British English:
UK [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce refrigerator in American English:
US [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər]
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- Noun:
- white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
Word Origin
- refrigerator (n.)
- 1610s, "something that cools," agent noun from refrigerate. As "cabinet for keeping food cool," 1824, originally in the brewery trade, in place of earlier refrigeratory (c. 1600). The electric-powered household device was available from c. 1918.
Example
- 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator ?
- 2. You may need to put that verse on your refrigerator .
- 3. Check your refrigerator and shelves for alternate sources of water .
- 4. Like refrigerator temperatures , freezer temperatures can vary .
- 5. Yogurt is fresh dairy product that must be stored in the refrigerator .