HVAC

[ eych-vee-ey-see, eych-vak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

heating, ventilation (or ventilating), and air conditioning:
The right HVAC system can help regulate the environmental factors inside your home, like air quality, humidity, and temperature.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of HVAC¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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Example Sentences

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In construction, we are still standing around the unfinished Tower of Babel, unable to communicate knowledge about plumbing, HVAC, or window design.

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Two decades later, that idea has morphed into a Glendale company called ServiceTitan, which last year served some 8,000 plumbing, HVAC, janitorial and other firms with a soup-to-nuts software suite — and now plans to go public on Nasdaq under the ticker “TTAN.”

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One of them, Heath, worked in HVAC; the other, Shaw, worked in mining.

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The work on the restaurant itself continues, too — there is no HVAC, and it turns out the radiators aren’t what they should be, especially with the recent cold.

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Write down crucial phone numbers on paper, including emergency services, plumber and HVAC.

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