air conditioning
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.
an air-conditioning system or unit.
Origin of air conditioning
1- Also called AC, A/C, A.C., a/c, a.c. [ey-see] /ˈeɪˈsi/ .
Other words from air conditioning
- air-con·di·tion·ing, adjective
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How to use air conditioning in a sentence
There are fans, but Hetflaisz never once saw an air-conditioning unit—and temperatures get up to 100 degrees.
At 4:00 p.m. on a hot summer day, lots of people turn on their air conditioning at the same time.
Conway refers to the other important factors as the “three ‘A’s”: air conditioning, assimilation, and airfare.
The bus had no air-conditioning and was filled with Arab families.
Or the flier who jumped from the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and slammed into an air conditioning unit on a roof.
There was a faint hum that built up all over the ship as the air conditioning came on at the same time.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall GarrettI said our air-conditioning system goes haywire and that we were ripping out a thousand old boilers and coolers.
Satan and the Comrades | Ralph BennittDillon sent out a rush request for air conditioning equipment, omitted, by some mistake, from the supplies.
Feet Of Clay | Phillip HoskinsEvery building had been sealed and filters had been built into the air conditioning systems.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellKovandaswamy was sweating despite the air-conditioning, despite his almost-naked state.
Think Yourself to Death | C.H. Thames
British Dictionary definitions for air conditioning
a system or process for controlling the temperature and sometimes the humidity and purity of the air in a house, etc
Derived forms of air conditioning
- air conditioner, noun
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