Meaning

The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh..

Definitions by Sense

1. The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
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) Ellipsis of mechanical ventilation.

Example Sentences

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

"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."

This toxin impairs ventilation by causing inflammation in the bronchioles.

It is time to try to wean this patient from ventilation.

Word Forms

• ventilations

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Use ventilation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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