aeration

pronunciation

How to pronounce aeration in British English: UK [eə'reɪʃn]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
    the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent

Word Origin

aeration (n.)
1570s, from French aération, from aérer (v.), from Latin aer (see air (n.1)). In some cases, from aerate.

Example

1. Supplemental aeration is strongly recommended .
2. If infusing is only made without aeration , the effect is often poor .
3. Environment management and fisheries officers deployed aeration equipment to boost oxygen levels to save the remaining fish in the 55-acre lake
4. The experimental results indicated that the more the compartment number of aeration tank , the more powerful the driving force of biological reaction , and the higher the treat-ment efficiency and the limiting organic load .
5. The aeration of the room is bad .

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