respiration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The process of inhaling and exhaling.
In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […]
1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh; London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2:
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(countable) An act of breathing: a single breath.
Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again.
1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 76:
- (countable, uncountable) Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
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(countable, uncountable) The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.
Near-synonym: metabolism
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| respirations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cellular respiration · photorespiration · Kussmaul respiration · cluster respiration · agonal respiration · abdominal respiration · chlororespiration · artificial respiration · ataxic respiration · respirational · Biot's respiration
Relateds
pulmonary circulation · circulatory system · respire
Synonyms
metabolism · breathing · ventilation
Translations (60)
ca respiració (breathing) · de Veratmung (exchange of gases) · hu lélegzetvétel (breathing) · am መተንፈስ (breathing) · vo natemam (breathing) · hi श्वसन (breathing) · tl palahingahan (breathing) · tl palahingahan (exchange of gases) · pt respiração (breathing) · as উশাহ-নিশাহ (breathing) · fi hengitys (breathing) · es respiración (breathing) · sv andning (breathing) · ru дыха́ние (breathing) · mk здив (exchange of gases) · am ትንፈሳ (breathing) · ko 숨쉬기 (breathing) · az tənəffüs (breathing) · lv dvašošana (breathing) · cs respirace (breathing) · fi soluhengitys (process of biological energy extraction) · tr solunum (breathing) · lv elpošana (breathing) · el αναπνοή (exchange of gases) · am ትንፋሽ (breathing) · hu légzés (breathing) · sv respiration (breathing) · sv cellandning (process of biological energy extraction) · id respirasi (process of biological energy extraction) · bg дъх (exchange of gases) · pl oddychanie (breathing) · mi tukupūngao (process of biological energy extraction) · ja 呼吸 (breathing) · pl oddychanie (process of biological energy extraction) · tr solunum (process of biological energy extraction) · kmr henase (process of biological energy extraction) · pl oddychanie (exchange of gases) · kmr hanasa (breathing) · id respirasi (breathing) · ga riospráid (breathing) · eo spirado (breathing) · mk ди́шење (breathing) · cmn 呼吸作用 (process of biological energy extraction) · cs dýchání (breathing) · te శ్వాసక్రియ (breathing) · tl palahingahan (process of biological energy extraction) · zza tenefus (breathing) · id pernapasan (breathing) · tl paghinga (breathing) · no åndedrett (breathing) · hu lélegzés (breathing) · kmr henase (exchange of gases) · el αναπνοή (breathing) · de Atmung (breathing) · fr respiration (breathing) · nl ademhaling (breathing) · bg дишане (breathing) · it respirazione (breathing) · cmn 呼吸 (breathing) · hu légzés (process of biological energy extraction)