VENTILATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ventilation mean? 

• VENTILATION (noun)
  The noun VENTILATION has 4 senses:

1. the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

2. a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air

3. free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

4. the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

  Familiarity information: VENTILATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENTILATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

airing; ventilation

Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Derivation:

ventilate (furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape)

ventilate (circulate through and freshen)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ventilating system; ventilation; ventilation system

Context example:

she was continually adjusting the ventilation

Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):

mechanical system (a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles)

Meronyms (parts of "ventilation"):

ventilation shaft (a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation)

ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)

Derivation:

ventilate (circulate through and freshen)

ventilate (expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

public discussion; ventilation

Context example:

such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion

Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):

discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)

Derivation:

ventilate (give expression or utterance to)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation

Hypernyms ("ventilation" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Meronyms (parts of "ventilation"):

breathing out; exhalation; expiration (the act of expelling air from the lungs)

aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration; intake (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ventilation"):

artificial respiration (an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially)

abdominal breathing (breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles)

eupnea; eupnoea (normal relaxed breathing)

hyperpnea (energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders)

hypopnea (slow or shallow breathing)

hyperventilation (an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued)

heaving; panting (breathing heavily (as after exertion))

Cheyne-Stokes respiration; periodic breathing (abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate)

smoke; smoking (the act of smoking tobacco or other substances)

snore; snoring; stertor (the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound)

sniffle; snivel; snuffle (the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested))

wheeze (breathing with a husky or whistling sound)

second wind (the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion)

 Context examples 

Issue associated with the surrounding conditions in which the device is being used such as temperature, noise, lighting, ventilation, or other external factors such as power supply.

(Environmental Control or Utility Issue Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)

The researchers found that the rate of ventilation depends less on temperature and more on wind.

(Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally, University of Cambridge)

A device designed to signal the occurrence of a high pressure event associated with a mechanical ventilation device.

(High Inspiratory Pressure Alarm Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A device designed to signal the occurrence of a low pressure event associated with a mechanical ventilation device.

(Low Inspiratory Pressure Alarm Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic lung disorder which develops in premature neonates who have been treated with oxygen and mechanical ventilation.

(Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used to provide nutritional support to patients who are unable to tolerate oral feeding or who require mechanical ventilation.

(Nasoduodenal Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration of a substance in the form gas, aerosol, emulsion, or liquid (during partial and tidal liquid ventilation), or fine powder into the lung, often with systemic action.

(Intrapulmonary Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Severe muscle weakness that requires intubation, with or without mechanical ventilation.

(Myasthenia Class V, NCI Thesaurus)

It is most often seen in premature infants that need mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome.

(Interstitial Emphysema, NCI Thesaurus)

Resulting improvements in lung compliance and respiratory gas exchange may lead to improvements in ventilation and oxygenation.

(Calfactant, NCI Thesaurus)