room air conditioning
1air conditioning — UK US noun [U] (UK INFORMAL also air con) ► the electrical system used for keeping the air in a building, room, or vehicle cool: »an air conditioning system »All hotel rooms have air conditioning …
2Room air conditioner — Air conditioning units that typically fit into the window or wall and are designed to cool only one room. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
3Air conditioning — The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for thermal comfort. In a broader sense, the term can refer to any form of cooling, heating, ventilation or disinfection that modifies the condition of air.… …
4air-conditioning — Control of temperature, humidity, purity, and motion of air in an enclosed space, independent of outside conditions. In a self contained air conditioning unit, air is heated in a boiler unit or cooled by being blown across a refrigerant filled… …
5Room air distribution — Characterizing how air is introduced to, flows through, and is removed from spaces is called room air distribution. [Fundamentals volume of the ASHRAE Handbook , Atlanta, GA, USA, 2005] HVAC airflow in spaces generally can be classified by two… …
6air-conditioning — v. install an air conditioning system; cool and control the humidity and temperature in a room or building …
7air conditioning — air con.ditioning n [U] a system that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier >air conditioned adj …
8air conditioning — air con,ditioning noun uncount * a system that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder, or the effect that the machines produce …
9Solar air conditioning — refers to any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. This can be done through passive solar, photovoltaic conversion (sun to electricity), or solar thermal energy conversion. The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of… …
10air conditioning — [ˌeə kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ] noun [U] 1) a system that makes the air inside a building, room, or vehicle colder ˈair conˌditioned adj 2) air conditioned rooms[/ex] …
