ventilation vs heaving

heaving vs ventilation

ventilation and heaving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ventilation	Yes	No	No	No
heaving	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, heaving is a hyponym of ventilation; that is, heaving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ventilation:

ventilation: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
heaving: breathing heavily (as after exertion)

Other hyponyms of ventilation include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

ventilation (noun)	heaving (noun)
the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air	throwing something heavy (with great effort)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	breathing heavily (as after exertion)
a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air	the act of lifting something with great effort
free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest	an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

Difference between ventilation and heaving

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