Exhalation
/ˌɛkshəˈleɪʃən/
EN
The process of breathing out air from the lungs; a single act of breathing out.
A slow, deep exhalation can help calm your nervous system.
Etymology
The word derives from Middle French exhalation, which comes from Latin exhalationem (nominative exhalatio), a noun form of the verb exhalare, meaning 'to breathe out, evaporate'. It entered English in the 15th century.
Translations
简体中文
呼气,呼出
繁體中文
呼氣,呼出
日本語
呼気,吐き出し
한국어
호기,내쉼
Deutsch
Español
exhalación,espiración
Português
exalação,expiração
Français
expiration,exhalation
Català
exhalació,expiració
Tiếng Việt
thở ra,hơi thở ra
Collocations
deep exhalationslow exhalationforceful exhalationexhalation of aircontrolled exhalation
Synonyms
breathing outexpirationoutbreath
Antonyms
inhalationinspirationinbreath
Related Words
respirationlungbreathinhaleexhale