exhalation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out
  2. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam
  3. A bright phenomenon; a meteor.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən/ [ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɛkshəˈleɪ̯ʃn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-exhalation.wav

Word forms

exhalation exhalations

Etymology

From Latin exhālātiō, from exhālō (“to breathe out, to exhale”), from hālō (“to breathe”). Equivalent to exhale + -ation.

Synonyms

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