Meaning & use
cooling effect
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Meanings
nouncountable
The result of something making a place, object, or person become cooler.
Grammar: Countable: 'a cooling effect', 'the cooling effect of the wind'.
Patterns
- the cooling effect of something
- have a cooling effect on something
- produce a cooling effect
The fan has a pleasant cooling effect on a hot day.
Scientists studied the cooling effect of white roofs in cities.
nouncountabletechnicalphysics
In science, a process or phenomenon that lowers temperature, especially in climate or physics.
Grammar: Often used with 'on': 'a cooling effect on the climate'.
Patterns
- a cooling effect on something
- cause a cooling effect
- reduce the cooling effect
Aerosols can have a cooling effect on the atmosphere.
The experiment measured the cooling effect of the liquid as it evaporated.
Word forms
| plural | cooling effects |
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Common combinations
- have a cooling effect
- Trees have a cooling effect on surrounding streets.
- cooling effect of
- The cooling effect of the breeze made the evening comfortable.
- produce a cooling effect
- The new air conditioner produces a strong cooling effect.
- cooling effect on
- The clouds had a cooling effect on the desert during the day.
Synonyms and how they differ
- chilling effect
- Often stronger and can mean making something feel very cold; also used figuratively for discouraging behavior.
- refreshing effect
- Suggests making you feel pleasantly cool and full of energy, not just lowering temperature.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: cooling effect or cooling-off period?
cooling effect vs cooling-off period
A cooling-off period is a waiting time before a decision or action becomes final, not a physical drop in temperature.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'cooling effect' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Have a cooling effect on' is the correct pattern. Option 1 uses 'to' instead of 'on'. Option 2 is wrong because 'are a cooling effect' suggests the trees are the effect itself, not that they produce it. Option 3 treats 'cooling effect' as a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “cooling effect”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.