inhalation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/
- [ˌɪnɦəˈleɪʃn̩]
Etymology
Etymology tree English inhale Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English inhalation From inhale + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.
1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:On Ickerson's part, with the help of "a few post-jentacular inhalations," as he in his colossal manner was pleased to phrase it, "from that fragrant weed which so propitiates clearness of thought, and tends to promote equanimity in action."
1860 May, George Cupples, “Loch-Na-Diomhair—The Lake of the Secret. A Highland Flight.”, in David Masson, editor, Macmillan’s Magazine, volume II, number 7, London: Macmillan and Co. […], →OCLC, section I (How We Set Out for It—Ickerson and I), page 22, column 1:The Invisible Killer Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there.
1995, John December, quoting Craig Jackson, The World Wide Web Unleashed, 2nd edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Sams.net, →ISBN, page 450:
- (countable, uncountable) The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| inhalations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (49)
ru вдох (the act of inhaling) · sv inandning (the act of inhaling) · pt inalação (the act of inhaling) · de Einatmen (the act of inhaling) · tl sagap (the act of inhaling) · te ఉచ్ఛ్వాసము (the act of inhaling) · fi sisäänhengitys (the act of inhaling) · ar شَهِيق (the act of inhaling) · de Inhalieren (the act of inhaling) · ko 흡입 (the act of inhaling) · ja 吸気 (the act of inhaling) · pl wdech (the act of inhaling) · ru ингаля́ция (the substance which is inhaled) · ja 吸入 (the act of inhaling) · de Inhalation (the substance which is inhaled) · as উশাহ লোৱা (the act of inhaling) · zza inhalasyon (the act of inhaling) · sv inhalation (the act of inhaling) · ca inhalació (the substance which is inhaled) · fi inhalaatio (the substance which is inhaled) · gl inhalación (the act of inhaling) · be удыха́нне (the act of inhaling) · bg вди́шване (the act of inhaling) · de Einschnaufen (the act of inhaling) · fi lääkehöyry (the substance which is inhaled) · de Inhalation (the act of inhaling) · nn inhalasjon (the act of inhaling) · ro inhalare (the act of inhaling) · nb inhalasjon (the act of inhaling) · ru вдыха́ние (the act of inhaling) · nl inademing (the act of inhaling) · la inhalatio (the act of inhaling) · id inhalasi (the act of inhaling) · cmn 吸入 (the act of inhaling) · tl suludhingahan (the act of inhaling) · ca inhalació (the act of inhaling) · pl wdychanie (the act of inhaling) · be уды́х (the act of inhaling) · ko 흡기 (the act of inhaling) · as উশাহ (the substance which is inhaled) · ro inhalație (the substance which is inhaled) · tr inhalasyon (the act of inhaling) · pl inhalacja (the act of inhaling) · uk вдиха́ння (the act of inhaling) · ru ингаля́ция (the act of inhaling) · uk вдих (the act of inhaling) · de Einatmung (the act of inhaling) · es inhalación (the act of inhaling) · fr inhalation (the act of inhaling)