Dictionary

chiller en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈt͡ʃʰɪləː] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɹ̩] (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃɪləː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English chill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chiller From chill + -er.

Meanings

1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of chill: more chill
   form of chill
   • With the setting of the sun a strong breeze, every blast of which was chiller and chiller, had begun to blow, rustling with a low continuous hum . . . 1844, Chambers's Edinburgh Journal:

chiller en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃɪlɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• [ˈt͡ʃʰɪləː] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɚ] ~ [ˈt͡ʃʰɪlɹ̩] (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃɪləː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English chill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chiller From chill + -er.

Meanings

1. Something that chills ▸ a machine that produces cold air, either for air conditioning, to prepare chilled foods etc.
2. Something that chills ▸ a heat exchanger between a coolant and a refrigerant, to transfer heat from the coolant loop into the refrigeration system
3. Something that chills ▸ A machine that removes heat from the working fluid in a refrigeration cycle
4. A frightening dramatic work, such as a book or film

Forms

Deriveds

spine-chiller

Translations (5)

de Gefrierschrank (machine that produces cold air) · de Kühlgerät (machine that produces cold air) · de Gefrieranlage (machine that produces cold air) · pl agregat chłodniczy (machine that produces cold air) · de Kühlschrank (machine that produces cold air)