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exhalation

[eks-huh-ley-shuhn, ek-suh-]

noun

  1. the act of exhaling.

  2. something that is exhaled; vapor; emanation.



exhalation

  1. The act of breathing out air. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, causing compression of the lungs and an outward flow of air.

  2. Also called expiration

  3. Compare inhalation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of exhalation1

1350–1400; Middle English exalacion < Latin پō- (stem of پō ). See exhale, -ation
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At one point you talk about being “cloud makers with every exhalation”.

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Multiple, overlapping blows of whale exhalations echo off mountains that rise vertically out of glassy water.

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Their vocal cords did not close, and their abdominal muscles did not contract, as they normally do during exhalation for vocalization.

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While a brick home can resist the powerful exhalation of a wolf, it’s no match for wind-driven rain served up by a wicked storm.

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In a long exhalation, she sets her dancers free.

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