ventilating system
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈvɛntɪleɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema de ventilación
- The building's ventilating system ensures that fresh air circulates throughout the rooms.
Examples
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Check your ventilating systems over here.
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...find out who installed the ventilating system.
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Leave the building immediately because of contamination in the ventilating system.
Fiction book (1999) -
In December 1984, the Fernald plant was shut down after the DOE disclosed that excessive amounts of uranium dust and oxides had been released through ventilating systems.
Academic text (1990) -
The decorators finished the interior in the neoclassical Adams style, and then Lamb equipped this absolutely fireproofed building with a number of unique features, including a sophisticated lighting system and a powerful ventilating system, enabling the management to provide constant fresh air.
Academic text (2006) -
Due to a fault in the ventilating system, the air quality in the office dropped significantly.
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After inspecting the ventilating system, the technician confirmed that it was working efficiently.
Synonyms
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3.6
The act of bringing fresh air into a room and removing stale air
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3.4
A group of fans and ducts that brings fresh air into a building and removes stale air
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Morphology
The meaning 'a mechanical system that supplies fresh air and removes stale air' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'ventilate' (permit fresh air into a space) with 'system' (a set of interacting components). This noun phrase follows a standard modifier + head composition and has clear equivalents in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'sistema de ventilación'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Ventilating system comes from the idea of a vent, a small opening that lets air move in and out of a room. Imagine fresh air coming in and old, 'stale air' going out; that's why the term means a system that brings 'fresh air' and removes 'stale air'.