"respiration" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-respiration.wav Forms: respirations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|respiracioun}} Middle English respiracioun, {{der|en|la|respiratio|respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem}} Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} respiration (countable and uncountable, plural respirations)
  1. The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-respiration-en-noun-E4tnqEpF
  2. An act of breathing; a breath. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (breathing): ትንፈሳ (tənfäsa) (Amharic), መተንፈስ (mätänfäs) (Amharic), ትንፋሽ (tənfaš) (Amharic), উশাহ-নিশাহ (uxah-nixah) (Assamese), tənəffüs (Azerbaijani), дишане (dišane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), respiració [feminine] (Catalan), 呼吸 (hūxī) (Chinese Mandarin), dýchání [neuter] (Czech), respirace [feminine] (Czech), ademhaling (Dutch), spirado (Esperanto), hengitys (Finnish), respiration [feminine] (French), Atmung (German), αναπνοή (anapnoḯ) [feminine] (Greek), légzés (Hungarian), lélegzés (Hungarian), lélegzetvétel (Hungarian), respirasi (Indonesian), pernapasan (Indonesian), riospráid [feminine] (Irish), respirazione [feminine] (Italian), 呼吸 (kokyū) (alt: こきゅう) (Japanese), 숨쉬기 (sumswigi) (Korean), elpošana [feminine] (Latvian), dvašošana [feminine] (Latvian), ди́шење (díšenje) [neuter] (Macedonian), hanasa (Northern Kurdish), åndedrett [neuter] (Norwegian), respiração [feminine] (Portuguese), дыха́ние (dyxánije) [neuter] (Russian), respiración (Spanish), andning [common-gender] (Swedish), respiration [common-gender] (Swedish), paghinga (Tagalog), palahingahan (Tagalog), శ్వాసక్రియ (śvāsakriya) (Telugu), solunum (Turkish), natemam (Volapük), tenefus (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-respiration-en-noun-VPSNy86N Disambiguation of 'breathing': 37 57 3 3
  3. Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pulmonology Translations (exchange of gases): дъх (dǎh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Veratmung [feminine] (German), αναπνοή (anapnoḯ) [feminine] (Greek), здив (zdiv) [masculine] (Macedonian), henase (Northern Kurdish), palahingahan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-respiration-en-noun-Dm6GJZb5 Disambiguation of Pulmonology: 0 0 76 24 Disambiguation of 'exchange of gases': 11 13 63 13
  4. The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-respiration-en-noun-MAkuwG0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Amharic translations, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Zazaki translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 34 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Amharic translations: 8 9 24 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 11 34 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 13 23 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 8 9 24 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 11 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 12 25 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 10 31 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 10 31 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 9 24 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 8 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 9 11 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 10 29 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 5 5 28 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 9 11 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 9 24 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 10 24 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 12 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 11 12 23 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 10 11 24 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 12 23 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 9 11 21 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 9 9 24 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 8 9 24 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abdominal respiration, agonal respiration, artificial respiration, ataxic respiration, Biot's respiration, cellular respiration, cluster respiration Related terms: respire, circulatory system, pulmonary circulation Translations (process of biological energy extraction): 呼吸作用 (hūxī zuòyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), soluhengitys (Finnish), légzés (Hungarian), respirasi (Indonesian), tukupūngao (Maori), henase (Northern Kurdish), cellandning [common-gender] (Swedish), palahingahan (Tagalog), solunum (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'process of biological energy extraction': 39 3 24 34

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    "respiration (physiology)"
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  "word": "respiration"
}

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