Definition of Expiration

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

Exact synonyms: Expiry, Termination
Generic synonyms: End, Ending
Derivative terms: Expire

2. Noun. Euphemistic expressions for death. "Thousands mourned his passing"
Exact synonyms: Departure, Exit, Going, Loss, Passing, Release
Language type: Euphemism
Generic synonyms: Death, Decease, Expiry
Derivative terms: Depart, Depart, Depart, Exit, Expire, Go, Pass

3. Noun. The act of expelling air from the lungs.
Exact synonyms: Breathing Out, Exhalation
Group relationships: Breathing, External Respiration, Respiration, Ventilation
Specialized synonyms: Huffing, Puffing, Snorting, Blow, Puff, Wind
Generic synonyms: Breath
Derivative terms: Exhale, Expire

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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