ventilation
/ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
ventilation noun: the replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh. Also the ellipsis of mechanical ventilation.
Noun
ventilation (countable and uncountable, plural ventilations)
- The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?1991, Backdraft, Robert DeNiro (actor)
- The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
- An exchange of views during a discussion.
- The public exposure of an issue or topic.
- "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."1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
- This toxin impairs ventilation by causing inflammation in the bronchioles.
- Synonyms:
- respiration
Also used as
ventilation is also the ellipsis of mechanical ventilation.
ventilation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ventilation in Hindi
- वेंटिलेशन, वायुवीजन
ventilation in Tamil
- காற்றோட்டம்
ventilation in Marathi
- वायुवीजन
ventilation in Urdu
- وینٹیلیشن
More languagesFewer languages
- ventilation in Bengali
- বায়ুচলন baẏucolon
- ventilation in Telugu
- వెంటిలేషన్, వెంటిలేషన్ను
- ventilation in Kannada
- ವಾತಾಯನ
- ventilation in Punjabi
- ਹਵਾਦਾਰੀ
- ventilation in Gujarati
- વેન્ટિલેશન
- ventilation in Odia
- ଭେଣ୍ଟିଲେସନ୍, ଭେଣ୍ଟିଲେସନ
- ventilation in Nepali
- भेन्टिलेसन, भेन्टिलेशन
- ventilation in Arabic
- تَهْوِيَة tahwiya
- ventilation in Indonesian
- ventilasi
Examples of ventilation in a sentence
- Since the reaction liberates a large amount of chlorine gas, a powerful ventilation system is recommended.
- The noisy ventilation disturbed me during the exam.
- Before the tornado we had a dining room with a skylight; after it we had a roofless home with too much ventilation.
Synonyms of ventilation
Forms of ventilation
| plural | ventilations |
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Origin of ventilation
Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.
Words formed from ventilation
Phrases with ventilation
Words that rhyme with ventilation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about ventilation
- What does ventilation mean?
- Ventilation means the replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
- What is ventilation in Hindi?
- Ventilation in Hindi is वेंटिलेशन, वायुवीजन. See Ventilation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ventilation?
- Ventilation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ventilation?
- Ventilation is pronounced /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/.
- What is the plural of ventilation?
- The plural of ventilation is ventilations.
Words near ventilation in the dictionary
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