- cooling, chilling, temperature reduction - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
--1 is a kind of temperature change
--1 has particulars:freeze, freezing; heat dissipation; refrigeration, infrigidation Derived forms: verb cool1, verb cool2 - cooling system, cooling - a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans"
--2 is a kind of mechanism
--2 has parts: water pump
--2 has particulars:air conditioner, air conditioning; coolant system; cooling tower; evaporative cooler; refrigeration system Derived form: verb cool1
- cool, chill, cool down - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: heat, heat up
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun cool1, noun cooler2, noun cooler1, noun coolant1, noun cooling1, noun cooling2
They cool the water
- cool, chill, cool down - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
--2 is one way to change state, turn
Antonyms: heat, hot up, heat up
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun cool1, noun coolant1, noun cooling1
The water cools
- cool, cool off, cool down - lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
--3 is one way to change
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