Definitions for ventilation

Overview of noun ventilation

The noun ventilation has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (3) ventilation, airing

(the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)

2. (1) ventilation, ventilation system, ventilating system

(a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation")

3. public discussion, ventilation

(free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion")

4. breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

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