air conditioning

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛərkənˌdɪʃənɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛr kənˌdɪʃənɪŋ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
air con•di•tion•ing /ˈɛr kənˌdɪʃənɪŋ/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. a system for reducing the temperature and humidity of the air in an enclosed space.
air--condi•tion•ing, adj. [before a noun]a new air-conditioning system.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
air condi′tioning, 
    1. 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, esp. one capable of cooling.
    2. an air-conditioning system or unit.
    • 1905–10
    air-con•di′tion•ing, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
air conditioning
  1. a system or process for controlling the temperature and sometimes the humidity and purity of the air in a house, etc
air conditioner
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ˈair-conˌdi•tion,  v. [~ + object]
  1. to furnish with air conditioning.
air condi•tion•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
air-con•di•tion  (ârkən dish′ən),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to furnish with an air-conditioning system.
  2. to treat (air) with such a system.
  • 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
air-condition
  1. (transitive) to apply air conditioning to
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