ton of refrigeration

短语

词形变化

tons of refrigeration 复数 tons of refrigeration

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A unit of power chiefly applied to the cooling capacity of a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner, equal to 12,000 British thermal units (Btu) per hour (200 Btu per minute); it denotes the amount of heat required to melt one short ton of ice in 24 hours.

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  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ton, of, refrigeration.

词源

Since the 1880s, as explained in Wikipedia at ton of refrigeration § History.

来源：wiktionary