exhalation

[ eks-huh-ley-shuh n, ek-suh- ]

/ ˌɛks həˈleɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sə- /

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noun

the act of exhaling.

something that is exhaled; vapor; emanation.

Nearby words

exfoliative, exfoliative cytology, exfoliative dermatitis, exfoliative gastritis, exhalant, exhalation, exhale, exhaust, exhaust fan, exhaust manifold, exhaust stroke

Origin of exhalation

1350–1400; Middle English exalacion < Latin exhālātiōn- (stem of exhālātiō). See exhale, -ation

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Examples from the Web for exhalation

Every exhalation of English earth was a magic potion to conjure visions and dreams.
The Retrospect|Ada Cambridge
From her whole person there came an exhalation of youth and womanhood, of purity and soul-stirring passion.
The Tangled Skein|Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
But there was then a reaction from this theory, for Nardius defined it as an exhalation from the earth.
Meteorology|J. G. M'Pherson
These are medicines which tend to promote the secretion and exhalation from the surface of the skin.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland

His words followed swiftly upon the first exhalation of smoke, and his eyes fastened venomously on his son's.
Ewing\'s Lady|Harry Leon Wilson

Medicine definitions for exhalation

exhalation

[ ĕks′hə-lā′shən, ĕk′sə- ]

n.

The act or an instance of breathing out.expiration

The giving forth of gas or vapor.

Something, such as air or vapor, that is exhaled.

Science definitions for exhalation

exhalation

[ ĕks′hə-lā′shən ]

The act of breathing out air. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, causing compression of the lungs and an outward flow of air. Also called expiration Compare inhalation.