ventilation
noun/ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate + -ion.
1
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, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft
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.
- "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:
5
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.
6
Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of mechanical ventilation.
- It is time to try to wean this patient from ventilation.
- Derived terms
- ventilation shaft
- Related terms
- ventilate