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exhalation

exhalation

6 4.3
Breathing out air from the lungs or the air that you breathe out
  • noun
  • /ˌɛksəˈleɪʃən/
: exhalación
  • FEV1 is the volume of air expired in the first second of exhalation.
  • inhalation and exhalation

And it also involves the exhalation of air.

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Examples

  • Because you've said repeatedly the exhalation is the most important part.

  • In each gentle exhalation, let go even more.

  • Last one hold in, let it go and stop after the exhalation, close your mouth.

  • Give one long exhalation on windows 1, 2, 3, and 4.

    Academic text (2007)
  • And it also involves the exhalation of air.

  • It was her final exhalation.

  • Through food, water, the body's exhalations, the universe becomes an extension of our body.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Then he lets out a sigh, an exhalation that betrays years of frustration, impatience, and shame.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Deep inhalations, quick exhalations.

  • The yoga instructor emphasized the importance of a deep exhalation to relax the mind.

Synonyms

breath
vsexhalation
∞ 1.0

Air taken in or pushed out of the lungs in one movement

is limited to the air when it is specifically expelled from the lungs
breathing out
vsexhalation
1 1.0

To push air out of your lungs

is the general noun for that action rather than the action phrase
expiration
vsexhalation
  • Specialized
1 4.8

To breathe out air from the lungs

is the same idea expressed with an alternative term
suspiration
vsexhalation
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A long soft breath you let out when you feel tired or sad

is the neutral act without sound or emotional expression
halitus
vsexhalation
  • Specialized
9.9

A thin cloud of breath you can see in cold air

is the term for the act of breathing out rather than for vapor

How Deep

exhalation
6 4.3
puff
24 1.5

Surface Forms

exhalation singular
exhalations plural

Morphology

exhalation = exhale (transparent) = exhale + ation

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'exhale', meaning the act or result of breathing out.

Etymology

Exhalation comes from the parts ex- meaning 'out' and halare meaning 'to breathe', the same root you see in exhale and inhale. So, an exhalation is the air you breathe out.