ice machine

Hotel hallway fixture

An ice machine is an appliance that produces ice automatically, found in commercial settings like hotels and restaurants or as a feature in home refrigerators.

The term usually refers to freestanding units that make ice in bulk: The hotel ice machine is on the third floor.

Also called an ice maker.

appliance

refrigerator

Food-cooling household appliance

commercial · industrial · countertop · portable · automatic · electric · stainless · compressor · condenser · bin

production

cubes

Equal-sided solid blocks

crescent · gourmet · clear · cloudy · batch · continuous · harvest · cycle · yield · output

cooling

chill

Cold sensation or relaxation

temperature · frozen · frost · defrost · insulation · coolant · BTU · water-cooled · air-cooled · ambient

hospitality

hotel

Commercial lodging establishment

hospital · buffet · catering · convenience store · fast food · self-serve · storage bin · health code · sanitation · staff

Categories
Opposites
thermal function

ice machineheater

Device producing warmth

water heater · boiler · furnace · heat pump · steam generator

output state

ice machinehot water dispenser

Appliance dispensing heated liquid

hot water heater · espresso machine · coffee maker · tea kettle · geyser

water state transformation

ice machinesteam generator

Device producing water vapor

humidifier · vaporizer · steamer · de-icer

Family

ice, machine, iced, icing, iceberg, machinery, mechanical, mechanism, icicle

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G