Phrase guide

air conditioner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɛɹ kənˌdɪʃ(ə)nɚ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She started the air conditioner for three hours.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a system that keeps air cool and dry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: air conditioning

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooling system, cooling

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: lugversorger — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Albanian: kondicioner — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Arabic: مُكَيِّف هَوَاء (mukayyif hawāʔ) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Arabic: تكيف (takīf) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Arabic: مكيّف (mukayyif) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Arabic: مزچان (mazgān) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Arabic: مزجان (mazgān) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܪܘܲܚܬܵܐ (mārwāḳta) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Armenian: օդորակիչ (ōdorakičʻ) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Armenian: կոնդիցիոներ (kondicʻioner) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Azerbaijani: kondisioner — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Belarusian: кандыцыяне́р (kandycyjanjér) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Bulgarian: климати́к (klimatík) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Burmese: လေအေးစက် (lee:cak) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Burmese: အဲကွန်း (ai:kwan:) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Catalan: condicionador d'aire — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏴᏜᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ (ayvdladisdisgi) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冷氣 /冷气 (laang5 hei3) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冷氣機 /冷气机 (laang5 hei3 gei1) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Chinese: 冷氣 /冷气 (zh-min-nan) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Chinese: 冷氣機 /冷气机 (léng-khì-ki) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空調 /空调 (kōngtiáo) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冷氣機 /冷气机 (lěngqìjī) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Czech: klimatizátor — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Danish: klimaanlæg — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Dutch: airconditioner — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Dutch: klimaatregelaar — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Esperanto: malhejtilo — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Esperanto: klimatizilo — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Estonian: õhukonditsioneer — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Finnish: ilmastointilaite — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • French: climatiseur — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Galician: aire acondicionado — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Georgian: კონდიციონერი (ḳondicioneri) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Georgian: ჰაერის კონდიციონერი (haeris ḳondicioneri) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • German: Klimaanlage — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Greek: κλιματιστικό (klimatistikó) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hebrew: מַזְגָן (mazgán) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hindi: एयर कंडीशनर (eyar kaṇḍīśnar) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hindi: ए॰ सी॰ (e. sī.) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hindi: वातानुकूलक (vātānukūlak) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hindi: कूलर (kūlar) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hungarian: légkondicionáló — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hungarian: légkondi — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Hungarian: klíma — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Indonesian: pengkondisi udara — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Indonesian: penyaman ruangan — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Indonesian: pendingin udara — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Irish: aerchóiritheoir — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Italian: condizionatore — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Japanese: エアコンディショナー (eakondishonā) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Japanese: エアコン (eakon) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Japanese: クーラー (kūrā) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Kazakh: ауа баптағыш (aua baptağyş) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Kazakh: ауа реттегіш (aua rettegış) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Khmer: ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ (maasɨn trɑɑcĕək) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Korean: 에어컨 (eeokeon) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Korean: 에어컨디셔너 (eeokeondisyeoneo) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Kyrgyz: кондиционер (konditsioner) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Lao: ແອເຢັນ (ʼǣ yen) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Lao: ເຄື່ອງປັບອາກາດ (khư̄ang pap ʼā kāt) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Latvian: kondicionētājs — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Lithuanian: kondicionierius — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Macedonian: климатизе́р (klimatizér) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Malay: pendingin hawa — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Malay: penyaman udara — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Malay: penghawa dingin — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Brunei Malay: ekon — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Mongolian: агааржуулагч (agaaržuulagč) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klimaanlegg — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Iranian Persian: تَهْوِیِهٔ مَطْبوع (tahviye-ye matbu') — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Iranian Persian: کولِر (kuler) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Polish: klimatyzator — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Portuguese: ar-condicionado — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Portuguese: condicionador de ar — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Romanian: aer condiționat — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Russian: кондиционе́р (kondicionér) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Sanskrit: वातानुकूलक (vātānukūlaka) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Serbo-Croatian: клима уређај — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Serbo-Croatian: klima uređaj — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Slovak: klimatizátor — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Slovene: klimatska naprava — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Spanish: aire acondicionado — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Spanish: climatizador — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Spanish: acondicionador de aire — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Tagalog: ayre akondisiyonado — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Tajik: кондитсионер (konditsioner) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Tamil: குளிர்சாதனப்பெட்டி (kuḷircātaṉappeṭṭi) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Tamil: குளிர்காப்பப்பெட்டி (kuḷirkāppappeṭṭi) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Tamil: ஏசி (ēci) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Thai: เครื่องปรับอากาศ (krʉ̂ʉang-bpràp-aa-gàat) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Thai: แอร์ (ɛɛ) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Tibetan: གྲང་གློག་འཕྲུལ་ཆས (grang glog 'phrul chas) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Turkish: klima — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Turkmen: kondisioner — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Ukrainian: кондиціоне́р (kondycionér) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Urdu: اے سی (e sī) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Urdu: اِیَر کَنْڈِیشْنَر (iyar kanḍīśnar) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Urdu: کُولَر (kūlar) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Uyghur: ھاۋا تەڭشىگۈچ (hawa tengshigüch) — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Uzbek: konditsioner — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Vietnamese: điều hoà — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Vietnamese: điều hoà nhiệt độ — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Vietnamese: máy điều hoà nhiệt độ — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Vietnamese: máy lạnh — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space
  • Welsh: tymherwr — a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space