AC unit

Window cooling box

An AC unit is an air conditioning system or one of its components, typically the outdoor compressor or a self-contained window unit.

The term appears in contexts ranging from home maintenance to apartment listings: The AC unit needs servicing, The bedroom has its own AC unit.

Often shortened further to just AC or the unit.

Related

vent · freon · refrigerant · central air · split system · white noise · humidity · filter · ductwork · breeze · cold air · beat the heat · condenser · sweat · summer · hum · drip · coils

Categories
Opposites
thermal function

AC unitheater

Device producing warmth

furnace · space heater · radiator · central heating · boiler

cooling method

AC unitfan

Admirer or air mover

ceiling fan · box fan · electric fan · window fan · evaporative cooler

Family

AC, unit, conditioning, air conditioning, conditioned, conditioner, conditions, condition, conditional

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G