exhalation
[eks-huh-ley-shuh n, ek-suh-]
Origin of exhalation
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Historical Examples
It carries in its bosom all the energies of the past, yet is itself an exhalation of the morning.
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
Inhalation and exhalation should be gradual and natural, not spasmodic.
The Ontario High School ReaderA.E. Marty
This is the higher and more obvious degree of the function of exhalation.
Popular EducationIra Mayhew
During the exhalation be sure to keep the upper chest still.
The Woman BeautifulHelen Follett Stevans
He considered the stars to be fed by exhalation from the Earth.
Word Origin and History for exhalation
n.
late 14c., from Latin exhalationem (nominative exhalatio), noun of action from past participle stem of exhalare (see exhale).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
exhalation
(ĕks′hə-lā′shən, ĕk′sə-)- 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.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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.
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