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Noun: air conditioner
  1. An appliance designed to extract humidity from the air and thereby cool it
    "we rarely turn on the air conditioner";
    - A/C, air-conditioner
     
  2. A system that keeps air cool and dry
    "The office's air conditioner broke down on the hottest day of summer";
    - air conditioning, air-con [informal]

Derived forms: air conditioners, air-conditioners

Type of: appliance, cooling, cooling system

Encyclopedia: Air conditioner