aeration

American  

[air-ay-shuhn] / ɛərˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of aerating; exposure to or treatment with air or another gas, such as carbon dioxide.

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Example Sentences

At this point, it was just a liquid, and workers thinking it was rain water, pumped it into the aeration pond – used to store wastewater.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Residents near aeration equipment, which injects air into water, in part to help fish survive, complained of odors entering their homes and experiencing health problems.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

That, in turn, increases the likelihood of soil cracking and aeration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

Sherman also points out that compostable paper products like newspaper or paper towels can get “mushy” and compacted in a compost pile, preventing aeration.

From National Geographic • Sep. 26, 2023

But research showed that this process of nitrification is dependent on temperature, aeration and moisture, as is life, and that while nitre-beds can infect one another, the process is stopped by sterilization.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various