- 1. n. The act of expiring Source: opted
- 2. n. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration. Source: opted
- 3. n. Emission of volatile matter; exhalation. Source: opted
- 4. n. The last emission of breath; death. Source: opted
- 5. n. A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. Source: opted
- 6. n. That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. Source: opted
- 7. n. a coming to an end of a contract period Source: wordnet
- 8. n. euphemistic expressions for death Source: wordnet
- 9. n. the act of expelling air from the lungs Source: wordnet
- 10. 1. The act of expiring; as: (a)(Physiol.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to Ant: inspiration. (b) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation. The true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth. Bacon. (c) The last emission of breath; death. "The groan of expiration." Rambler. (d) A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. Before the expiration of thy time. Shak. 2. That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. The aspirate "he," which is . . . a gentle expiration. G. Sharp. Source: webster
- 11. The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from thelungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists ofinspiration and expiration; -- opposed to Ant: inspiration.(b) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.The true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth.Bacon. Source: adambom
- 12. n:100 n a coming to an end of a contract period n euphemistic expressions for death n the act of expelling air from the lungs Source: ecdict
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