air-conditioner
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈɛr kənˌdɪʃənər/
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- It was too hot inside, so I turned on the air-conditioner to reduce the humidity and cool the air.
- air-conditioner compressor
- room air-conditioner
- window air-conditioner
Examples
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The air-conditioner is out of order, now it's 35 degrees
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One time she left the windows wide open and had the air conditioner on high.
Blog text (12) -
Sir, the air-conditioner is out of order
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The air conditioner blew cold.
Fiction book (2001) -
One was an air-conditioner repairman before the war.
Blog text (12) -
The air-conditioner made a loud, chugging sound and then resumed its typical hum.
Blog text (33) -
The air-conditioner had quit on us, and I smelled the rotten odor of the oil refineries across the bay, where Fancy's husband worked.
Fiction book (2001) -
It was August, as hot and stifling an August as Esther could remember, and the heavy Sears air-conditioner that plugged the west window had died just that evening.
Fiction book (1996) -
When the temperature rose significantly, I switched on the air-conditioner to cool down the room.
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The air-conditioner effectively kept the office at a comfortable temperature during the summer months.
Synonyms
110
3.0
System that controls temperature and air movement inside buildings to keep people comfortable
61
2.8
A machine that cools and removes water from the air in a room or building
4
3.0
A machine that cools and dries the air in a room or car
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Etymology
Air-conditioner comes from the words air and condition, where condition means 'to make something have a certain state' and -er means 'a thing that does'. So an air-conditioner is literally a machine that 'gives the air a chosen state', usually making the air cooler and drier.