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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.

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breath, expiration, respiration, vapor, emanation, air

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Origin of exhalation

1350–1400; Middle English exalacion < Latin exhālātiōn- (stem of exhālātiō). See exhale, -ation
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Word Origin and History for exhalation

exhalation

n.

late 14c., from Latin exhalationem (nominative exhalatio), noun of action from past participle stem of exhalare (see exhale).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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.
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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.
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