aerifaction
UK/ɛːɹɪˈfækʃən/
aerifaction noun: aeration; exposure to air.
Noun
aerifaction (countable and uncountable, plural aerifactions)
- Aeration; exposure to air.
- It will be evident […] that the practice of constructing large conical hills around the plants, on land which is light and dry, must inevitably tend to increase the effects of drought, inasmuch as it exposes much more surface to the atmosphere, and consequently increases aerifaction at times when...1864 July 14, “Flat Surface for Corn”, in The Summit County Beacon, volume 27, number 1, Akron, Ohio, page [4]
- Hyperinflation of the lungs.
Forms of aerifaction
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Origin of aerifaction
From Latin āēr (“air”) + -i- + -faction.
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Questions about aerifaction
- What does aerifaction mean?
- Aerifaction means aeration; exposure to air.
- What part of speech is aerifaction?
- Aerifaction is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aerifaction?
- Aerifaction is pronounced /ɛːɹɪˈfækʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aerifaction?
- The plural of aerifaction is aerifactions.
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