3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n. 1. The act of applying; application. [1913 Webster] 2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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}. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: refrigerator n : white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures [syn: {icebox}]
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