respiration

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
2. (countable, uncountable) An act of breathing; a breath.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
4. (countable, uncountable) The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

Synonyms

breath

breathing

external respiration

cellular respiration

inhalation

alpha and omega

inspiration and expiration

internal respiration

ventilation

inhaling

inspiration

recovery

wind

lung ventilation

breathing out

respiratory metabolism

respiratory volume

exhaling

exhalation

gasp

heaving

breathe

Translations

respiration

respiración

Atmung

respirazione

αναπνοή

respiração

ademhaling

respiració

haleine

Atmen

solunum

Atem

تنفس

respiro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: respiracioun

In summary

From Middle English respiracioun, borrowed from Latin respīrātiō, respīrātiōnem.