Respiration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Respiration is a noun meaning (uncountable) The process of inhaling and exhaling.
Meaning
(uncountable) The process of inhaling and exhaling.
More Meanings
- (countable) An act of breathing: a single breath.
- Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
- The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: metabolism
Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again.
In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […]
Word Forms
- respirations
Synonyms for respiration
Depending on context, synonyms include breathing, ventilation, metabolism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include breathing, breathe, breath, breather, ventilatory, respirator.
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