Ventilation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ventilation \Ven`ti*la"tion\, n. [L. ventilatio: cf. F.
     ventilation.]
     1. The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated;
        the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is
        pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine,
        etc.; free exposure to air.


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              Insuring, for the laboring man, better ventilation.
                                                    --F. W.
                                                    Robertson.
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     2. The act of refrigerating, or cooling; refrigeration; as,
        ventilation of the blood. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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     3. The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of
        separating chaff and dust from the grain.
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     4. The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or
        examination; free discussion; public exposure.
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              The ventilation of these points diffused them to the
              knowledge of the world.               --Bp. Hall.
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     5. The act of giving vent or expression. "Ventilation of his
        thoughts." --Sir H. Wotton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ventilation
       n 1: the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
            [syn: {airing}]
       2: a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air;
          "she was continually adjusting the ventilation" [syn: {ventilation
          system}, {ventilating system}]
       3: free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of
          public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public
          discussion" [syn: {public discussion}]
       4: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process
          of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon
          dioxide by exhalation [syn: {breathing}, {external
          respiration}, {respiration}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "ventilation":
     aerage, aeration, air conditioning, air cooling, airing, analysis,
     bandying, book, broadcast, broadcasting, bruiting, bruiting about,
     buzz session, canvassing, circulation, colloquium, confabulation,
     conference, consideration, cross-ventilation, debate, debating,
     deliberation, deodorization, deodorizing, dialectic, dialogue,
     diffusion, discussion, display, dissemination, evulgation,
     examination, exchange of views, forum, fumigation, investigation,
     issuance, issue, joint discussion, logical analysis,
     logical discussion, open discussion, open forum, oxygenation,
     oxygenization, panel discussion, perflation, periodical, printing,
     promulgation, propagation, publication, publishing, rap,
     rap session, refreshment, review, seminar, spread, spreading,
     spreading abroad, study, symposium, telecasting, town meeting,
     treatment