mechanical refrigeration
noun
Definition of mechanical refrigeration
: 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
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