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- [ah-eer kool]
- /ˈɑ ɪər kul/
- /eə(r) kuːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ah-eer kool]
- /ˈɑ ɪər kul/
Definitions of air-cool word
- verb air-cool to cool (an engine) by a flow of air 3
- verb transitive air-cool to cool by passing air over, into, or through 3
- verb air-cool If an engine, process, or machine is air-cooled, it is made colder by a flow of air. 3
- verb with object air-cool Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket. 1
- verb with object air-cool to cool by means of air conditioning. 1
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Origin of air-cool
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Air-cool
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
air-cool popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for air-cool
verb air-cool
- refrigerate — to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.
- lessen — to become less.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
Antonyms for air-cool
verb air-cool
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- step up — effecting an increase.
See also
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