What does perspiration mean?
Perspiration means The action or process of perspiring..
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/ˌpɜːspəˈɹeɪʃən/ · noun
The action or process of perspiring..
The Cauſe may be Want of Perſpiration : For Much of the Matter of Haire, in the other Parts of the Body, goeth forth by Inſenſible Perſpiration ; And beſides, the Skull being of a more ſolide Subſtance, nouriſheth and aſſimilateth leſſe, and excerneth more.
Genius is 1 per cent. inspiration and 99 per cent. perspiration.
Passing his hand across his forehead he withdrew it, wet with drops of perspiration.
Use perspiration when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Perspiration means The action or process of perspiring..
Common synonyms include sweating, diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Cauſe may be Want of Perſpiration : For Much of the Matter of Haire, in the other Parts of the Body, goeth forth by Inſenſible Perſpiration ; And beſides, the Skull being of a more ſolide Subſtance, nouriſheth and aſſimilateth leſſe, and excerneth more.
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