English Explanatory Dictionary

aspiration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
noun
  1. The action of aspirating.
  2. A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
  3. The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
  4. The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.
  5. The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.

Pronunciation

/ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-aspiration.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aspiration.wav

Word forms

aspiration aspirations

Etymology

From aspire + -ation.

Derived words

aspirational aspirationalism aspirationalist bronchoaspiration deaspiration fine-needle aspiration joint aspiration lipoaspiration microaspiration needle aspiration biopsy reaspiration salt water aspiration syndrome thrombaspiration thromboaspiration vacuum aspiration preaspiration pre-aspiration
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