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Refrigeration vs Cryogenics - What's the difference?

refrigeration | cryogenics |

As nouns the difference between refrigeration and cryogenics

is that refrigeration is the process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it while cryogenics is the science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.

refrigeration

English

(wikipedia refrigeration)

Noun

  • The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
  • The process of preserving something by cooling.
  • (medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.

    • cryogenics

    English

    (wikipedia cryogenics)

    Noun

    (-)
  • the science and technology of the production of very low temperatures
  • the scientific study of low temperature phenomena

    • Derived terms

    * cryogenic * cryogen

    Related terms

    * cryo- * -genic * -ics

    See also

    * cryonics