空調|くうちょうkuuchou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounair conditioning

• Synonym冷房れいぼうNeutralCooling only: bringing the temperature down. 「空調」 covers overall control of temperature, humidity and ventilation.
• SynonymエアコンNeutralThe everyday word for an air-conditioning unit; 「空調」 sounds more formal and refers to the system as a whole.
• SynonymクーラーCasualColloquial loanword for an air conditioner, stressing cooling; also means a cooler box. Today 「エアコン」 is the usual word.
• Synonym空調設備くうちょうせつびWrittenWritten/formal prose term for air-conditioning equipment; the full expository wording, mostly seen in descriptions of buildings and facilities.

For air conditioning in buildings or vehicles, 「空調」 is the formal term, as in 「空調完備」. A household unit is 「エアコン」; cooling is 「冷房」; 「クーラー」 stresses cooling but 「エアコン」 is now standard.

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1. 室内しつないの温度おんどや湿度しつどを調整ちょうせいする設備せつびや技術ぎじゅつ。