ven|ti|la|tion

ven|ti|la|tion
ven|ti|la|tion «VEHN tuh LAY shuhn», noun.
1. a change of air; act or process of supplying with fresh air: »

The amount of air required for proper ventilation varies, depending on…the number of people (Merl Baker).

SYNONYM(S): aeration.
2. a means of supplying fresh air: »

Ventilation is required in modern house plans.

3. a purifying by fresh air: »

Air conditioning systems supply regulated temperatures and ventilation.

4. Figurative. an open discussion in public: »

The ventilation of one's family affairs is in poor taste.


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  • ven|e|sec|tion — «VEHN uh SEHK shuhn», noun. the opening of a vein to let blood; phlebotomy: »Venesection was practiced by barbers in the Middle Ages. Also, venisection. ╂[< Medieval Latin venaesectio, onis < Latin vēnae, genitive of vēna vein + sectiō,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cross-ven|ti|la|tion — «KRS VEHN tuh LAY shuhn, KROS », noun. ventilation from two sources, as opposite windows in a room …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|ven|tu|a|tion — «ih VEHN chu AY shuhn», noun. the act of eventuating …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|per|ven|ti|la|tion — «HY puhr VEHN tuh LAY shuhn», noun. excessive or forced respiration, causing a lowering of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in the blood …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

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