ventilation

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ventilation (uncountable)

1. The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
   • 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft:

     So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

2. The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air..
3. An exchange of views during a discussion.
4. 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 (fi), ilmanvaihto (fi)
• French: aération (fr) f

• German: Lüftung f

mechanical system used to circulate and replace air

• Finnish: ilmanvaihto, ilmanvaihtojärjestelmä, tuuletusjärjestelmä (fi)
• French: aération (fr) f

• German: Lüftung f

exchange of views during a discussion

• Finnish: mielipiteenvaihto (fi)

breathing

• Finnish: hengitys (fi)

• Greek: αναπνοή (el) (anapnoi) f 

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French

Noun

ventilation f (plural ventilations)

1. ventilation