exhalation

/,ekshə'leiʃn/

Thân thiện

A person's visible exhalation forms a small cloud in the cold air.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of breathing air out of the lungs: The process of expelling air from the body during respiration.
   • Something that is exhaled; breath or vapor: The air, vapor, or other substance that is breathed out.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • A deep exhalation can help you relax.
  • We could see his exhalation in the cold winter air.
  • The exhalation of carbon dioxide is a normal part of breathing.

Advanced Usage

• "Final exhalation": A literary or formal term for one's last breath, often referring to death.
  • The poem describes the hero's final exhalation on the battlefield.

Variants and Related Words

• Exhale (verb): To breathe air out.
  • Please exhale slowly into the medical device.
• Exhalant (adjective): Relating to or used for exhalation.
  • The exhalant phase of respiration.

Synonyms

• Expiration: The act of breathing out.
• Breath out: The air that is exhaled.

Related Phrases

• "A sigh of exhalation": A phrase describing a breath released, often expressing relief or tiredness.
  • She finished the difficult task with a long sigh of exhalation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of expelling air from the lungs
2. exhaled breath

Từ đồng nghĩa

• expiration
• breathing out
• halitus