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exhalation [eks-huh-ley-shuh n, ek-suh-] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun the act of exhaling. something that is exhaled; vapor; emanation. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of exhalation 1350–1400; Middle English exalacion Latin exhālātiōn- (stem of exhālātiō). See exhale, -ation Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for exhalations breath, expiration, respiration, vapor, emanation, air Examples from the Web for exhalations Historical Examples of exhalations
A portion of these exhalations, however, proceed from the lungs.
Ira Mayhew
And a weed is no worse than a weed, however noxious or deadly its exhalations.
Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
The roars of wild beasts, catching the exhalations of people, grew louder.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
A celestial fragrance mingled with the first exhalations of the verdure.
Madame Guizot
The other craters are similarly affected, but their exhalations are not so violent.
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Word Origin and History for exhalations 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 exhalations in Medicine 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. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. exhalations in Science 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
