Dictionary Definition
ventilation
Noun
1 the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid
of foul air [syn: airing]
2 a mechanical system in a building that provides
fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn:
ventilation
system, ventilating
system]
3 free and open discussion of (or debate on) some
question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough
public discussion" [syn: public
discussion]
4 the bodily process of inhalation and
exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and
releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation [syn: breathing, external
respiration, respiration]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
- The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air
- An exchange of views during a discussion
- The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide
Translations
replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh
- Finnish: tuuletus, ilmanvaihto
- German: Lüftung
mechanical system used to circulate and replace
air
- Finnish: ilmanvaihto, ilmanvaihtojärjestelmä
- German: Lüftung
exchange of views during a discussion
- Finnish: mielipiteenvaihto
breathing
- Finnish: hengitys
Extensive Definition
Ventilation is movement of air into and outside the body, and
can be used in the following contexts:
See also
- Mechanical ventilation - in medicine, using artificial methods to assist breathing.
- Fan (mechanical)
- HVACR
ventilation in German: Ventilation
ventilation in Spanish: Ventilación
ventilation in Hungarian: Ventilálás
ventilation in Polish: Wentylacja
ventilation in Russian: Вентиляция
ventilation in Swedish: Ventilation
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aerage,
aeration, air
conditioning, air cooling, airing, analysis, bandying, book, broadcast, broadcasting, bruiting, bruiting about, buzz
session, canvassing,
circulation,
colloquium, confabulation, conference, consideration,
cross-ventilation, debate, debating, deliberation, deodorization, deodorizing, dialectic, dialogue, diffusion, discussion, display, dissemination, evulgation, examination, exchange of
views, forum, fumigation, investigation, issuance, issue, joint discussion, logical
analysis, logical discussion, open discussion, open forum, oxygenation, oxygenization, panel
discussion, perflation, periodical, printing, promulgation, propagation, publication, publishing, rap, rap session, refreshment, review, seminar, spread, spreading, spreading abroad,
study, symposium, telecasting, town meeting,
treatment