aerifaction

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UK/ɛːɹɪˈfækʃən/

noun

Aeration; exposure to air.

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Meanings

nounaerifaction (countable and uncountable, plural aerifactions)

plural aerifactions

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableAeration; exposure to air.
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    It will be evident […] that the practice of constructing large conical hills around the plants, on land which is light and dry, must inevitably tend to increase the effects of drought, inasmuch as it exposes much more surface to the atmosphere, and consequently increases aerifaction at times when all the moisture in the soil is required for the support and sustenance of the plants.

    1864 July 14, “Flat Surface for Corn”, in The Summit County Beacon, volume 27, number 1, Akron, Ohio, page [4]
  2. countableobsoleteuncountablemedicineHyperinflation of the lungs.

Origin

From Latin āēr (“air”) + -i- + -faction.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aerifaction

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APA

aerifaction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerifaction

MLA

“aerifaction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerifaction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerifaction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerifaction.

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