Circulation of fresh air, fundamental to a healthy indoor garden, an exhaust fan creates ventilation.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
ventilation (noun)1.
the act or process of - ventilating
2.
a) circulation of air - a room with good ventilation
b) the circulation and exchange of gases in the lungs or gills that is basic to respiration
3.
a system or means of providing fresh air
Ventilation (Wikipedia)
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Ventilation may refer to:
- Ventilation (physiology), the movement of air between the environment and the lungs via inhalation and exhalation
- Mechanical ventilation, in medicine, using artificial methods to assist breathing
- Respirator, a machine designed to move breathable air into and out of the lungs
- Mechanical ventilation, in medicine, using artificial methods to assist breathing
- Ventilation (architecture), the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality
- Ventilation (firefighting), the expulsion of heat and smoke from a fire building
- Ventilation (mining), flow of air to the underground workings of a mine of sufficient volume to dilute and remove noxious gases
Ventilation (Wiktionary)
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
- 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft:
Airflow, Circulation, Aeration, Venting, Air Exchange