expiration
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French expiration, from Latin exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of exspīrātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛk.spəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
expiration (countable and uncountable, plural expirations)
- The act of expiring.
- The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth
- respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
- Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
- (euphemistic) The last emission of breath; death.
- A cessation, extinction, ending
- That which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
Usage notes
In most senses, mainly US; UK equivalent is expiry.
Synonyms
- (breathing out): exhalation
- (cessation): termination, end
Antonyms
- (breathing out): inspiration, inhalation
Derived terms
Translations
act of expiring
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act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration
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emission of volatile matter; exhalation
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last emission of breath; death
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coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end
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That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out
French
Etymology
From Middle French expiration, borrowed from Latin exspīrātiōnem, accusative singular of exspīrātiō.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
expiration f (plural expirations)
- expiration (act of expiring)
- expiration (act of breathing out)
- expiration (end)
Related terms
Further reading
- “expiration” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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