Aerationnoun
The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
Ventilationnoun
The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
Aerationnoun
Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aëration of soil, of spawn, etc.
Ventilationnoun
The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
Aerationnoun
A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization.
Ventilationnoun
An exchange of views during a discussion.
Aerationnoun
The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon dioxide gas to make it effervescent.
Ventilationnoun
The public exposure of an issue or topic.
Aerationnoun
the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the purpose of purification.
Ventilationnoun
The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
Aerationnoun
the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
Ventilationnoun
(medicine) The mechanical system used to assist breathing.
Aerationnoun
the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
Ventilationnoun
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.
‘Insuring, for the laboring man, better ventilation.’;
Aeration
Aeration (also called aerification or aeriation) is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid.
Ventilationnoun
The act of refrigerating, or cooling; refrigeration; as, ventilation of the blood.
Ventilationnoun
The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of separating chaff and dust from the grain.
Ventilationnoun
The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or examination; free discussion; public exposure.
‘The ventilation of these points diffused them to the knowledge of the world.’;
Ventilationnoun
The act of giving vent or expression.
Ventilationnoun
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
Ventilationnoun
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air;
‘she was continually adjusting the ventilation’;
Ventilationnoun
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest;
‘such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion’;
Ventilationnoun
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation