air-cool

air-cool
verb
equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature
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Our house is not air-conditioned

• Syn: ↑air-condition
• Derivationally related forms: ↑air conditioner (for: ↑air-condition), ↑air conditioning (for: ↑air-condition)
• Topics: ↑architecture
• Hypernyms: ↑supply, ↑provide, ↑render, ↑furnish
• Verb Frames:
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: back-formation from air-cooled & air cooling
: to cool by means of air; specifically : to cool the cylinder or cylinders of (an internal-combustion engine) by air without the use of any intermediate medium (as water or oil)
• air-cooled adjective
• air cooling noun

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—air-cooled, adj.
/air"koohl'/, v.t.
1. Mach. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
2. to cool by means of air conditioning.
[1895-1900]

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airˈ-cool transitive verb
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Main Entry: ↑air

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air-cool «AIR KOOL», transitive verb.
1. to remove heat from (an internal-combustion engine) by forcing air on or around the cylinders.
2. to remove heat from (a room or other enclosed area) by blowing cool air in.
–air´-cool´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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