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air conditioning

[ air kuhn-dish-uh-ning ]

noun

  1. a system or process for controlling the temperature, humidity, and sometimes the purity of the air in an interior, as of an office, theater, laboratory, or house, especially one capable of cooling.
  2. an air-conditioning system or unit.


air conditioning

noun

  1. a system or process for controlling the temperature and sometimes the humidity and purity of the air in a house, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • air conditioner, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • -Dz·徱·پDz·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of air conditioning1

First recorded in 1905–10
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