ventilation
/ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
1The provision of fresh air to a room, building, etc. ventilation of the mines had long been mechanized...
- The school building had a mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation system.
- Provide adequate ventilation with window fans when using adhesives, as some are toxic.
- Provide adequate ventilation to maintain indoor humidity levels between 30-60 %.
1.1 Medicine The supply of air to the lungs, especially by artificial means.All patients 18 years old or older who were receiving mechanical ventilation in the medical ICU were eligible for participation....
- Long-term intermittent noninvasive ventilation is effective in reversing ventilatory failure and improving respiratory muscle function.
- Already she has stopped breathing on three separate occasions and has required artificial ventilation to stabilise her condition.
2Public discussion or examination of an opinion, issue, or complaint.There has therefore been no significant public ventilation of the allegations now made against the doctor....
- After years of lobbying, successive governments inched towards a public ventilation of the reasons why so many innocent people suffered.
- So, no, there isn't really an effective remedy for the ventilation of these international law issues as they currently exist in Australia.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'current of air'): from Old French, or from Latin ventilatio(n-), from the verb ventilare (see ventilate). sense 1 dates from the mid 17th century.