transpiration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French transpiration, from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from transpiro, from Latin trans + spiro.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.
- (countable, uncountable) The passage of gases through fine tubes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transpirations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
evapotranspiration · transpirational · hypertranspiration
Relateds
Translations (17)
pl pocenie się (physiology: the process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes) · pl transpiracja (the passage of gases through fine tubes) · af uitwaseming (physiology: the process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes) · mi tukuwaitanga (physiology: the process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes) · tl halmansingaw (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · el ανάδοση (the passage of gases through fine tubes) · mi tōtārau (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · hi वाष्पोत्सर्जन (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · gl transpiración (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · fr transpiration (physiology: the process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes) · el διαπνοή (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · el εφίδρωση (physiology: the process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes) · pl transpiracja (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · cmn 蒸騰 /蒸腾 (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · fr transpiration (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · ms transpirasi (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants) · mi tukuwaitanga (botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants)