ventilation

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Noun

ventilation

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 public exposure of an issue or topic.
5. The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
6. (medicine) The mechanical system used to assist breathing.

Related terms

• ventilate

Translations

• French: ventilation, aération
• German: Lüftung
• Russian: вентиля́ция

Translations

• French: ventilation, aération
• German: Lüftung
• Italian: ventilazione
• Portuguese: ventilação
• Russian: вентиля́ция
• Spanish: ventilación

Translations

• French: confrontation
• Russian: обсужде́ние

Translations

• French: respiration, ventilation
• Italian: ventilazione
• Portuguese: ventilação
• Russian: дыха́ние
• Spanish: ventilación

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