different between ventilation vs breathable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ventilation, from Old French ventilacion, from Late Latin ventilatio, from Latin ventilo.Morphologically ventilate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

ventilation (countable and uncountable, plural ventilations)

1. The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
   • 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft:

     So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

2. The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
3. An exchange of views during a discussion.
4. The public exposure of an issue or topic.
5. The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
6. (medicine) The mechanical system used to assist breathing.

Related terms

• ventilate

Translations

Anagrams

• antiviolent

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ventilatio, ventilationem, from Latin ventilo.

Pronunciation

Noun

ventilation f (plural ventilations)

1. ventilation: replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
2. ventilation: mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
3. repartition

Related terms

• ventiler

Further reading

• “ventilation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

ventilation (uncountable)

1. ventilation

English

Etymology

breathe +? -able

Adjective

breathable (comparative more breathable, superlative most breathable)

1. (of air) suitable for breathing

   Antonym: unbreathable

2. (of a fabric, etc.) Letting air seep through.

   breathable paint

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