expiration

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Noun

expiration

1. The act of expiring.
2. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth

   respiration consists of inspiration and expiration

3. Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
4. (euphemism) The last emission of breath; death.
5. A cessation, extinction, ending
6. That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.

Synonyms

• (breathing out) exhalation
• (cessation) termination, end

Antonyms

• (breathing out) inspiration, inhalation

Related terms

• expiry
• expire

Translations

• French: expiration
• Italian: espirazione
• Spanish: expiración

Translations

• French: expiration
• Italian: respirazione

Translations

• French: expiration
• Italian: esalazione

Translations

• Italian: cessazione

Translations

• French: expiration
• Italian: cessazione, espirazione, scadenza

Translations

• Italian: respiro

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