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exhalation Definition

ex·ha·la·tion (eks′hə lā′s̸hən, ek′sə-)

noun

  1. an exhaling or being exhaled; expiration or evaporation
  2. something exhaled, as air, steam, or an odor; emanation; effluvium

Etymology: L exhalatio

exhalation Synonyms

exhalation

n.

  1. Breathing out

    exhaling, expiration, respiration, breath, emission of vapor, vaporization; see also breath 1.

  2. That which is exhaled

    emanation, vapor, air; see breath 1, emanation 2.

exhalation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • breath: Every exhalation of breath that the drunk made seemed to be manufacturing God knows how many varieties of viruses.
  • air: The ' s ' requires the exhalation of air through a tiny space between the teeth.

Converse of object

  • begin: As you begin the exhalation say to yourself ' I am more relaxed now than I was at no.
  • reek: From the open door there reeked a horrible poisonous exhalation which set us gasping and coughing.

Adjective modifier

  • long: During the long breath exhalation, create friction in the throat region.
  • poisonous: It was as if the poisonous exhalations of the motif had spread to the very paint surface.
  • slow: Her slow exhalations seemed to come from somewhere outside herself; she didn't think, couldn't think, only felt.
  • last: His spirit was gone with that last exhalation; he needed no soul burial.
  • other: Dyers are exposed to the same agents, with the addition of ammoniacal and other exhalations.

Modifies a noun

  • valve: This effect was utilized in the UK wartime civilian gas mask, which was not fitted with an exhalation valve.
  • effort: However, it made up for this with an extremely low exhalation effort.