Cooling
['kʊlɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cool
(p.a.) Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat.
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Examples
- At length, Mr Boffin entreated to be allowed a quarter of an hour's grace, and a cooling walk of that duration in the yard. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- From the cooling and cont racting masses that were to constitute the planets smaller zones and rings were formed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The forms of furnaces and means for lining and cooling the hearth and adjacent parts have received great attention. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- After boiling, an d then cooling rapidly, the contents of the crucible proved a black glass. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- If this extra cool air is used for cooling another batch of air under pressure, the latter upon expansion becomes still colder than the first batch expanded. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It may have been cooling slowly, but, speaking upon the scale of things astronomical, it has certainly not cooled very much. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We--we were only cooling ourselves,' stammered Bumble, looking apprehensively about him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Melt the petrolatum and wax together and add the tannin while cooling; add the oils and stir until cold. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Watt saw that the alternate heating and cooling of the cylinder made the engine work slowly and caused an excessive consumption of steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- After sufficient cooling they are taken out and wiped with a piece of leather so that only a slight film of fat remains. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The tube is then removed from the boiling water, and after cooling for a few minutes, it is placed in a vessel containing finely chopped ice (Fig. 10). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- She was not in her own room either; and I went looking for her all over the house, until I found her here taking care of you and cooling your head. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Yes, I fear we are cooling--I see it as well as you, she sighed mournfully. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- My dear Jarndyce, I observed a bottle of cooling medicine in his pocket, and it's impossible for him to do better than take it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- After cooling, the pigs are broken apart and stored. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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