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Meaning of Aeration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɛːˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n

Definitions

  1. Dated form of aeration.
    alt-of, dated
  2. The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid.
  3. By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation.

Equivalents

Čeština provzdušnění
Ελληνικά αέρισμα αερισμός
Français aération
Gaeilge aerú
Bahasa Indonesia aerasi penganginan pengudaraan
Bahasa Melayu pengudaraan
Polski aeracja
Português aeração aeragem
Română aerare aerație

Examples

“The Mekydro transmission employs a single converter and a four-speed mechanical gearbox, which has the advantage of cheapness and simplicity for the same number of gear changes, and does away with the necessity for constantly emptying and filling converters, which tends to harm the oil by aeration.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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