ventilation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo. Morphologically ventilate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === ventilation (countable and uncountable, plural ventilations) 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? The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air. An exchange of views during a discussion. The public exposure of an issue or topic. The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide. Synonym: respiration (medicine) Ellipsis of mechanical ventilation. ==== Derived terms ==== ventilation shaft ==== Related terms ==== ventilate ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === antiviolent == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ventilātiōnem, from Latin ventilō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === ventilation f (plural ventilations) ventilation: replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh ventilation: mechanical system used to circulate and replace air repartition ==== Related terms ==== ventiler === Further reading === “ventilation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === ventilation (uncountable) ventilation