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air conditioning

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɛɹ kənˈdɪː.ʃəˌnɪŋ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: A/C

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An air conditioner or system of air conditioners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • This car has air conditioning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: A/C

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of air condition

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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 conditioner

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooling system, cooling

History

Etymology

From air + conditioning.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَكْيِيف (takyīf) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Arabic: تَكْيِيف (takyīf) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Arabic: كليمتيزسيون (klīmatīzasyon) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Bengali: শীতাতপ (śitatop) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Bengali: শীততাপ (śitotap) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Bulgarian: климатиза́ция (klimatizácija) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Catalan: condicionament de l'aire — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冷氣 /冷气 (laang5 hei3) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空調 /空调 (kōngtiáo) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Danish: aircondition — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Dutch: klimaatregeling — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Dutch: airconditioning — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Dutch: airco — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Faroese: luftskiftisskipan — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Finnish: ilmastointi — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • French: climatisation — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Galician: aire acondicionado — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Georgian: ჰაერის კონდიცირება (haeris ḳondicireba) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • German: Klimatisierung — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Greek: κλιματισμός (klimatismós) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Haitian Creole: èkondisyone — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Hungarian: légkondicionálás — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Icelandic: loftkæling — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Japanese: 空調 (kūchō) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Macedonian: климатиза́ција (klimatizácija) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norman: clyînmatisâtion — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klimaanlegg — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aircondition — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: luftkondisjonering — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klimaanlegg — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aircondition — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: luftkondisjonering — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Plautdietsch: Loftkjeelunk — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Portuguese: ar condicionado — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Romanian: aer condiționat — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Russian: кондициони́рование (kondicionírovanije) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Spanish: aire acondicionado — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Swedish: luftkonditionering — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Ukrainian: кондиціюва́ння (kondycijuvánnja) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Ukrainian: кондиціонува́ння (kondycionuvánnja) — the state of temperature and humidity produced by an air conditioner
  • Albanian: kondicioner — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Arabic: تَكْيِيف (takyīf) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Armenian: օդափոխում (ōdapʻoxum) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Armenian: օդորակիչ (ōdorakičʻ) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Azerbaijani: kondisioner — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Belarusian: кандыцыяне́р (kandycyjanjér) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Bulgarian: климати́к (klimatík) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Burmese: လေညှိခြင်း (lehnyi.hkrang:) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Catalan: aire condicionat — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冷氣 /冷气 (laang5 hei3) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冷氣機 /冷气机 (laang5 hei3 gei1) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空調 /空调 (kōngtiáo) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空調装置 (kōngtiáo zhuāngzhì) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冷氣機 /冷气机 (lěngqìjī) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Czech: klimatizace — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Dutch: klimaatregelaar — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Dutch: airconditioning — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Finnish: ilmastointi — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Finnish: ilmastointilaite — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • French: climatiseur — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Galician: aire acondicionado — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Georgian: ჰაერის კონდიციონერი (haeris ḳondicioneri) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • German: Klimaanlage — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Greek: κλιματιστικό (klimatistikó) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Greek: κλιματισμός (klimatismós) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Hebrew: מיזוג אוויר — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Hindi: वातानुकूलन (vātānukūlan) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Hindi: कूलर (kūlar) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Hindi: ए॰ सी॰ (e. sī.) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Italian: aria condizionata — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Japanese: エアコン 冷房 (eakon) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Japanese: 空調設備 (kūchō setsubi) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Khmer: ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ (maasɨn trɑɑcĕək) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Korean: 공기조화 (gonggijohwa) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Korean: 에어컨 (eeokeon) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Lao: ແອເຢັນ (ʼǣ yen) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Luxembourgish: Klimaanlag — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Macedonian: климатизе́р (klimatizér) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Macedonian: климатизација (klimatizacija) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Malay: penyaman udara — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klimaanlegg — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Iranian Persian: تَهْوِیِهٔ مَطْبوع (tahviye-ye matbu') — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Iranian Persian: کولِر (kuler) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Polish: klimatyzacja — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Portuguese: ar condicionado — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Romanian: aer condiționat — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Russian: кондиционе́р (kondicionér) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Serbo-Croatian: климатиза́ција — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Serbo-Croatian: klimatizácija — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Slovak: klimatizácia — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Slovene: klimatska naprava — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Spanish: aire acondicionado — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Spanish: climatizador — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Spanish: climatización — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Swedish: luftkonditionering — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Tagalog: erkon — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Thai: แอร์ (ɛɛ) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Thai: เครื่องปรับอากาศ (krʉ̂ʉang-bpràp-aa-gàat) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Turkish: iklimlendirme — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Ukrainian: кондиціоне́р (kondycionér) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Urdu: اِیَر کَنْڈِیشْنِن٘گ (iyar kanḍīśniṅg) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Urdu: کُولَر (kūlar) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Urdu: اے سی (e sī) — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Vietnamese: điều hoà — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Vietnamese: điều hoà không khí — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Vietnamese: máy lạnh — an air conditioner or system of air conditioners — see also air conditioner
  • Spanish: acondicionamiento aéreo — process
  • Spanish: climatización — process