noun
: the abstraction of heat by means of a working substance subjected to refrigerating thermodynamic cycles in which the energy is supplied by a mechanical compressor : cooling produced by a machine instead of by melting ice
noun
: the abstraction of heat by means of a working substance subjected to refrigerating thermodynamic cycles in which the energy is supplied by a mechanical compressor : cooling produced by a machine instead of by melting ice
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012