What does "ventilation" mean?
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
Ventilation
/ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
- Grammar: ventilation is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: aerage, aeration, air circulation, air conditioning.
- Useful contrasts: asphyxiations, blockage, fogging.
- Usage evidence: This room has fine ventilation.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. countable, uncountable
"So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?"
- 2 the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air wordnet
- 3 The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air. countable, uncountable
- 4 the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation wordnet
- 5 An exchange of views during a discussion. countable, uncountable
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- 6 a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air wordnet
- 7 The public exposure of an issue or topic. countable, uncountable
""No, Mr. Malone, I will place no restriction upon your correspondence, since the ventilation of the facts is the object of your journey; but I demand that you shall give no particulars as to your exact destination, and that nothing be actually published until your return.""
- 8 free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest wordnet
- 9 The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide. countable, uncountable
"This toxin impairs ventilation by causing inflammation in the bronchioles."
- 10 Ellipsis of mechanical ventilation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
"It is time to try to wean this patient from ventilation."
Synonyms
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Example
"This room has fine ventilation."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ventilation"?
Common synonyms include: aerage, aeration, air circulation, air conditioning, air cooling, air exchange.
How do you use "ventilation" in a sentence?
This room has fine ventilation.
How do you pronounce "ventilation"?
Pronounced /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.