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air-con

UK/ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/

air-con is the clipping of air conditioning.

air-con is the clipping of air conditioner.

air-con is the clipping of air-condition.

Meaning of air conditioning

Noun

air conditioning (usually uncountable, plural air conditionings)

  1. (usually) The state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner.
    • As a consequence, the improved evaporation temperature cycle is not only applicable to a variety of air conditionings using lithium bromide absorption chillers, but also provides a way to improve energy efficiency of solar-driven absorption chiller utilizing low quality heat sources [11].2012, Wei Guo Pan, Yong Guang Li, Yong Li (editors), Progress in Renewable and Sustainable Energy, page 5
    Synonyms:
    A/C
  2. (usually) An air conditioner or system of air conditioners.
    • This car has air conditioning.
    Synonyms:
    A/C

Meaning of air conditioner

Noun

air conditioner (plural air conditioners)

  1. A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.
    • She started the air conditioner for three hours.

Synonyms of air-con

  • air-con unit

Forms of air-con

Noun
pluralair-cons
alternative formair con
alternative formaircon
alternative formaircond
Verb
third-person singular presentair-cons
present participleair-conning
past participleair-conned
pastair-conned

Words formed from air-con

Questions about air-con

What is air-con the clipping of?
Air-con is the clipping of air conditioning.
How do you pronounce air-con?
Air-con is pronounced /ˈeə(ɹ)kɒn/ (UK).

Words near air-con in the dictionary

  1. air-brushes
  2. air-brushing
  3. air-built
  4. air-burst
  5. air-bursts
  6. air-con
  7. air-condition
  8. air-conditioned
  9. air-conditioner
  10. air-conditioners
  11. air-conditioning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: air-con (page history and authors); air conditioning (page history and authors); air conditioner (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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