expiration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spɹ̩ˈeɪ̯.ʃn̩] (General-American)
- /ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ educated
- [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən] ~ [ˌɛk.spaɪ̯ˈɹeɪ̯.ʃn̩] educated
- /ˌɛk.spɚˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English expiracioun, exspiracioun (“vapor, breath”), from Latin expīrātiōnem, exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of expīrātiō, exspīrātiō. By surface analysis, expire + -ation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An act, process, or instance of expiring. ▸ The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
crackles heard on expiration
Holonym: respiration
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(countable) An act, process, or instance of expiring. ▸ A single outward breath.
labored expirations
- (countable, uncountable) An act, process, or instance of expiring. ▸ Other similar release of volatile matter.
- (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) An act, process, or instance of expiring. ▸ The last emission of breath; thus, synonym of death.
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(countable, uncountable) An act, process, or instance of expiring. ▸ Any other (metaphorically comparable) cessation, extinction, or ending.
expiration date
- (countable, uncountable) An act, process, or instance of expiring. ▸ That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exspiration | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| expirations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
inhalation · inspiration · inhalation · inspiration
Deriveds
expirational · expiration date · expiration time · time until expiration · postexpiration
Relateds
Synonyms
liquidation · dematerialization · end · quietus · mortality · (the) bane · fatality · demise · emission · sleep of the just · passing · (the) end · exit · defunction · celestial transfer · expiration · demise · repose · end · tomb · decomposition · crash · decease · sunset · death · exhalation · termination · downfall · dirt nap · fall · exhalation · quietus · doom · the big sleep
Translations (44)
fr expiration (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · it cessazione (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · fr expiration (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · sa उपरम (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · it cessazione (last emission of breath; death) · fi umpeutuminen (act of expiring) · ca expiració (act of expiring) · bg издишване (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · hu kigőzölgés (emission of volatile matter; exhalation) · bg свършване (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · es expiración (act of expiring) · it esalazione (emission of volatile matter; exhalation) · fi ekspiraatio (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · fr expiration (act of expiring) · el λήξη (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · cs expirace (act of expiring) · hu lélek kilehelése (last emission of breath; death) · fi erääntyminen (act of expiring) · el εκπνοή (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · fr expiration (emission of volatile matter; exhalation) · cs výdech (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · as নিশাহ (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · fi uloshengitys (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · fi viimeinen henkäys (last emission of breath; death) · hu esedékesség (act of expiring) · hu kilélegzés (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · af uitasem (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · hu kilégzés (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · it espirazione (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · sv exspiration (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · hu kipárolgás (emission of volatile matter; exhalation) · tl luwashingahan (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · hu lejárat (act of expiring) · bg последно издихание (last emission of breath; death) · it espirazione (act of expiring) · es caducación (act of expiring) · bg изтичане (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · it respiro (that which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out) · hy սպառում (act of expiring) · it scadenza (coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end) · hy ժամկետի լրացում (act of expiring) · bg изтичане (emission of volatile matter; exhalation) · it respirazione (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration) · es espiración (act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration)