ventilation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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):
- (countable, uncountable) The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
- (countable, uncountable) An exchange of views during a discussion.
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of mechanical ventilation.
alt of mechanical ventilation
It is time to try to wean this patient from ventilation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ventilations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypoventilation · overventilation · hyperventilation · normoventilation · nonventilation · dysventilation · servoventilation · ventilation shaft · underventilation
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Synonyms
Translations (82)
mk вентила́ција (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · bg вентилация (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · ja 通風 (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · el ελεύθερη συζήτηση (exchange of views during a discussion) · ru воздухообме́н (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ka განხილვა (exchange of views during a discussion) · pl nawiew (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · mk проветру́вање (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · it ventilazione (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · fi hengitys (breathing) · ru вентиля́ция (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · he אוורור (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ru дыха́ние (breathing) · bn বায়ুচলন (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · ro ventilație (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · fi tuuletusjärjestelmä (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · cmn 通氣 /通气 (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · es ventilación (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ka დისკუსია (exchange of views during a discussion) · ru диску́ссия (exchange of views during a discussion) · el αερισμός (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · it ventilazione (breathing) · ro aerisire (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ka სუნთქვა (breathing) · fi ilmanvaihto (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · pt ventilação (breathing) · ga aeráil (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · fi ilmanvaihtojärjestelmä (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · cmn 換氣 /换气 (breathing) · ga aerú (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · fr confrontation (exchange of views during a discussion) · ja 呼吸 (breathing) · ru обсужде́ние (exchange of views during a discussion) · es intercambio (exchange of views during a discussion) · fi mielipiteenvaihto (exchange of views during a discussion) · ro ventilație (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ar تَهْوِيَة (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · fr ventilation (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ko 통풍 (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ka ვენტილაცია (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ko 환기 (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · sv ventilation (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ru воздухообме́н (breathing) · it ventilazione (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · el εξαερισμός (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · fr ventilation (breathing) · de Lüftung (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · fi tuuletus (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · mk ди́шење (breathing) · es ventilación (exchange of views during a discussion) · mk диску́сија (exchange of views during a discussion) · ja 換気 (breathing) · pl wentylacja (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · ka ვენტილაცია (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · he הנשמה (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ja 換気 (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · el εξαερισμός (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · bg проветрение (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · pt ventilação (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · fi ilmanvaihto (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ka გარჩევა (exchange of views during a discussion) · ru прове́тривание (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · es ventilación (breathing) · fr aération (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · es ventilación (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · sv luftväxling (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · cmn 通風 /通风 (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · fr aération (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · el αναπνοή (breathing) · fr ventilation (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · ka განიავება (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · la ventilatio (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ka განიავება (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · de Lüftung (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · fr respiration (breathing) · bg дишане (breathing) · es discusión (exchange of views during a discussion) · id ventilasi (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air) · ru вентиля́ция (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · cmn 呼吸 (breathing) · uk вентиля́ція (replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh) · ar تَهْوِيَة (mechanical system used to circulate and replace air)