ton of refrigeration (English, noun)
expansion: ton of refrigeration (plural tons of refrigeration)
Senses:
wikidata: Q3332689
glosses: A unit of power chiefly applied to the cooling capacity of a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner, equal to 12,000 British thermal units (Btu) per hour (200 Btu per minute); it denotes the amount of heat required to melt one short ton of ice in 24 hours.
tags: US
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ton, of, refrigeration.
Forms:
form: tons of refrigeration
tags: plural