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Freezer vs Refrigerator - What's the difference?

freezer | refrigerator |

As nouns the difference between freezer and refrigerator

is that freezer is an appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit) while refrigerator is a household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

freezer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0 Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
  • The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
  • Synonyms

    * cooler (room) * walk-in freezer (room) * deep freezer, deep-freezer (stand-alone appliance)

    Derived terms

    * deepfreeze, deep-freeze, deep freeze * freezer bag * freezer burn * fridge-freezer * freezer paper * freezer-proof

    See also

    * fridge * icebox * refrigerator ----

    refrigerator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge ).
  • * {{quote-magazine, title=A better waterworks, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838
  • , page=5 (Technology Quarterly), magazine=(The Economist) citation , passage=An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator -sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.}}
  • One who has a chilling influence.
  • * Charles Dickens, Bleak House
  • in a state of sublime satisfaction, he moves among the company, a magnificent refrigerator .

    Synonyms

    * fridge, frigerator * icebox

    Derived terms

    * refrigerator-freezer * refrigerator mother * refrigerator pie

    See also

    * cooler * freezer * icebox ----