frigorific

[ frig-uh-rif-ik ]

adjective

1. causing or producing cold.

frigorific

/ ˌfrɪɡəˈrɪfɪk /

adjective

1. obsolete.
   causing cold or freezing

Word History and Origins

Origin of frigorific¹

1660–70; < Latin frīgorificus cooling, equivalent to frīgor- (stem of frīgus ) cold + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

Word History and Origins

Origin of frigorific¹

C17: from French frigorifique , from Latin frīgorificus , from frīgus cold, coldness + facere to make

Example Sentences

Rumford's views respecting frigorific rays have not been generally accepted, and Prevost's theory of exchanges completely explains the apparent radiation of cold without supposing that cold is anything else than the mere absence of heat.

From Project Gutenberg

The following is the substance of his remarks on this subject:— "Forests act as frigorific causes in three ways: "1.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the chilling influence of the ethereal stream which originated the idea among philosophers, of frigorific impressions, darted from a clear sky.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon substituting balls of snow for heated bodies, they even went so far as to prove that frigorific foci may be formed by way of reflection.

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When Verezzi's senses are "chilled with the frigorific torpidity of despair," his eyes "roll horribly in their sockets."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chilly
• cold
• freezing
• frigid
• frosty
• glacial
• polar
• raw