Word Definition

Expiration

  1. A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
  2. Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
  3. The last emission of breath; death.
  4. The act of expiring
  5. That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
  6. 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.

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