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ˈair-conˌditioning, vbl. n.
[cf. condition v. 9.]
The process of cleaning air and controlling its temperature and humidity before it enters a room, building, etc., and in certain manufacturing processes. Hence ˈair-conˌdition v. trans.; ˈair-conˌditioned ppl. a.; ˈair-conˌditioner, an apparatus for conditioning the air (of a room or building).
1909S. W. Cramer Useful Information for Cotton Mfrs. (ed. 2) IV. 1395, I finally hit upon the compound word ‘Air Conditioning’..suggested by the use of the term ‘conditioning’ in the treatment of yarn and cloth. Ibid. 1411 Well-known ‘Air Conditioners’ of both individual and central station types. 1930Engineering 11 July 34/2 Air-conditioning is dealt with fully, with the methods for washing, cleaning, humidifying, cooling and drying the air. 1930Discovery Sept. 317/2 Tobacco leaf..is extraordinarily sensitive to changes of atmospheric humidity, and this has led in recent years to much development in the matter of air-conditioning. 1933Archit. Rev. LXXIII. 101 Its thirty-five stories of air-conditioned, sound-insulated..offices. 1935Burge Complete Bk. Aviation 111/2 Air conditioners have been designed to supply fresh air, and to maintain a comfortable cabin temperature while a machine is on the ground. 1937Times 22 Sept. 10/1 The trustees of the National Gallery will discuss a scheme to air-condition the gallery. 1938Encycl. Brit. Bk. of Year 28/2 The built-in central plant system provides the best performance at the lowest cost wherever a number of rooms, or where one large room is to be air-conditioned... Quite recently unit air-conditioners of improved design and of relatively low cost have been produced. 1939Nature 6 May 769/2 The large-scale air-conditioning and refrigeration installed in many South African gold mines enable gold companies to explore much greater depths. 1958Engineering 14 Mar. 352/1 Originally, air conditioning was not introduced for reasons of comfort but was developed for the controlled processing of materials. 1958Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Mar. 176/1 An admirably equipped strong room for manuscripts with its own air-conditioning and humidifying plant. |