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exhalation

exhalation

6 4.3
Breathing out air from the lungs or the air that you breathe out
  • noun
  • /ˌɛksəˈleɪʃən/
translation icon : 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.