cooling — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. That cools.

   Synonyms

   frigorific

2. Of food or medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine: serving to cool or calm the body.

   Antonyms

   heaty

   Examples

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   Steamed fish and chicken and vegetable soup and even mushrooms are considered cooling foods, edible materializations of the yang, the pure primal air. The yin, or earth element, inheres in fried dishes and especially in shark's fin soup. Am I right, Mr Lee?

Noun

1. A decrease in temperature.

   Usage

   • Countable

2. Refrigeration.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

Noun

1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

   Synonyms

   chillingtemperature reduction

   Broader terms

   temperature change

2. a mechanism for keeping something cool

   Synonyms

   cooling system

   Broader terms

   mechanism

   Examples

   the cooling was overhead fans