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EXHALATION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of expelling air from the lungs

Synonyms:

breathing out; exhalation; expiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("exhalation" is a kind of...):

breath (the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exhalation"):

huffing; puffing; snorting (an act of forcible exhalation)

blow; puff (forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth)

wind (breath)

Holonyms ("exhalation" is a part of...):

breathing; external respiration; respiration; ventilation (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

Derivation:

exhale (expel air)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exhaled breath

Synonyms:

exhalation; halitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("exhalation" is a kind of...):

breath (the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exhalation"):

halitosis (offensive breath)

Derivation:

exhale (expel air)

exhale (give out (breath or an odor))

Credits

 Context examples: 

The maximum volume of air a subject can exhale from the lungs after a tidal exhalation.

(Expiratory Reserve Volume, NCI Thesaurus)

The proportion of total forced vital capacity that is expelled during the first second of a forced exhalation as a proportion of the predicted normal value.

(Percent Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second Divided by Forced Vital Capacity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The maximum volume of air a subject can inhale into the lungs after a tidal exhalation (IRV plus TV) as a proportion of the predicted normal value.

(Percent Predicted Inspiratory Capacity, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The volume of air that a subject can breathe in during the first second of inhalation after maximum exhalation as a proportion of the predicted normal value.

(Percent Predicted Forced Inspiratory Volume in 1 Second, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The volume of air that a subject can breathe in during the first second of inhalation after maximum exhalation.

(Forced Inspiratory Volume in 1 Second, NCI Thesaurus)

Thanks to a unique design with aerodynamic valves, air always moves toward a bird's head through many tiny tubes — during both inhalation and exhalation.

(Following the lizard lung labyrinth, National Science Foundation)

The volume of air that a subject can breathe out during the first second of exhalation after maximum inhalation.

(Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The volume of air that a subject can breathe out during the first 6 seconds of exhalation after maximum inhalation.

(Forced Expiratory Volume in 6 Seconds, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)