ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Quick-freeze

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Quick-freeze is a noun meaning A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.

Meaning

A chamber or device in which the temperature may be rapidly lowered to below to freezing point.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) Preserved in an unaltered state, reminiscent of quick-freezing.
  2. (transitive) To rapidly reduce the temperature of something to below the freezing point, thereby preserving some aspect of it (such as position or flavor) that would otherwise be lost during the freezing process.

Example Sentences

Ed liked to pore through his old photographs, looking back over moments of his life quick-frozen in time.
Sandra liked to buy blueberries that had been quick-frozen, since she thought that their taste was better preserved that way.

Word Forms

Synonyms for quick-freeze

Depending on context, synonyms include flash-freeze.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flash-freeze, deep-freeze, flash freezing, ultrafreezer, cryofreeze, cryofreezing.

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