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aeration|ˌeɪəˈreɪʃən, ɛər-|
[a. Fr. aération, f. aérer; or (in modern use) independent Eng. f. aerate, after analogy of create, creation, etc.: see -tion.]
†1. Exposure to the open air; open air life. Obs. rare.
1578Tymme Calvin on Genesis 313 The weariness of a wandering life and irksomeness of continual aeration.
2. Exposure of all the parts of anything to the mechanical influence of the air; supplying with fresh air; airing.
1835Kirby Bridgew. Treat. (1852) II. 194 To seek those stations for oviposition that are best suited to the aeration, hatching, and rearing of their spawn. 1858T. R. Jones Aquar. Naturalist 27/2 Artificial aeration of the water contained in an aquarium may sometimes be beneficially adopted. 1881T. Hughes Rugby Tennessee 137 The soil..thoroughly drained and sweetened by aeration.
3. Exposure to the chemical action of the air; oxygenation of the blood in respiration.
1836Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 142/2 That modification of the function of aeration entitled respiration. 1879Carpenter Ment. Physiol. i. i. §15. 17 If we try to ‘hold our breath,’ for such a period that the aëration of the blood is seriously interfered with.
4. The charging with carbonic acid, or oxygen, so as to give briskness.
1874Knight Dict. Mech. I. 19/1 The aëration of sparkling champagne and Catawba is produced by adding a small amount of white sugar to the wine in bottling, the slight fermentation eliminating alcohol therefrom and liberating carbonic acid gas. 1905Harmsworth Encycl. I. 81/3 Various additions are made, either to the bottle before filling, or to the liquid in bulk before aeration. |