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Definition of Air conditioning
1. Noun. A system that keeps air cool and dry.
Generic synonyms: Cooling, Cooling System
Derivative terms: Air-condition, Air-condition, Air-condition, Air-condition
Definition of Air conditioning
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of air-conditioning) ¹
2. Noun. The state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner. ¹
3. Noun. An air conditioner or system of air conditioners. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Air conditioning
1. The maintenance of certain aspects of the environment within a defined space to facilitate the function of that space; aspects controlled include air temperature and motion, radiant heat level, moisture, and concentration of pollutants such as dust, microorganisms, and gases. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Conditioning
Literary usage of Air conditioning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1912)
"1341 AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS PRINCIPLES GOVERNING ITS APPLICATION AND OPERATION
By Willis H. Carrier, Buffalo, NY Associate Member of the Society and ..."
2. Mechanical Equipment of Buildings: A Reference Book for Engineers and Architects by Louis Allen Harding, Arthur Cutts Willard (1916)
"... air conditioning, AIR WASHING, HUMIDIFYING, COOLING, AND DRYING HUMIDITY
Definition. Humidity is the water vapor (steam or moisture) mixed with the air. ..."
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