cooling

Everyday

1. Cooling means becoming cooler or making something cooler. tree →
2. As an adjective, cooling describes something that makes you feel cooler, like a cooling breeze or drink. tree →
3. Cooling (noun) is the process of lowering temperature, or a system that does it. tree →

In the lessons

In science, cooling is a change of temperature: when a liquid cools enough it freezes, and when a gas cools it condenses into liquid (water vapour on a cold window). Hot things lose heat to cooler surroundings until they are the same temperature. Lava cools to make rock. In cooking, «leave to cool» before cutting or eating. Phrases: «cooling down», «cooling off», «cooling system», «cooling breeze», «cooling-off period».

Examples

• Leave the cake on the rack for cooling. tree →
• The soup is cooling, so wait a minute. tree →
• A cooling breeze came off the sea. tree →
• Water vapour turns to liquid when it is cooling. tree →
• After the race we did cooling-down stretches. tree →
• The lava is cooling and turning into rock. tree →
• A fridge has a cooling system inside. tree →
• Let's take a break so everyone can cool off; the cooling-off time helps. tree →

Note

Form of «cool»: cool, cools, cooled, cooling. «Cooling down» (getting cooler or slowing down after exercise), «cooling off» (calming down after anger). Cooling is the opposite of heating or warming.