Lexic.us

Definition of Expiration

1. Noun. A coming to an end of a contract period. "The expiry of his driver's license"

2. Noun. Euphemistic expressions for death. "Thousands mourned his passing"

3. Noun. The act of expelling air from the lungs.

Definition of Expiration

1. n. The act of expiring

Definition of Expiration

1. Noun. The act of expiring ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

3. Noun. Emission of volatile matter; exhalation. ¹

4. Noun. The last emission of breath; death. ¹

5. Noun. A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end. ¹

6. Noun. That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Expiration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Expiration

1. The act of breathing out or expelling air from the lungs. Origin: L. Spirare = to breathe This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expiration

expiations expiative expiator expiatorious expiators expiatory expidite expidited expidites expiditing

expilator expilators expirable expirant expirants expiration expirations expiratory expiratory centre expiratory dyspnea

expiratory reserve volume expiratory resistance expiratory stridor expire expired expired gas expiree expirees expirer expirers

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