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Meaning of respiration | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹɛspɪˈɹeɪʃən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

አማርኛ መተንፈስ
العربية التّنفّس
Azərbaycanca tənəffüs
Български дишане дъх
Català respiració
Čeština dýchání respirace
Deutsch Atmung Veratmung
Esperanto spirado
Español respiración
Suomi hengitys
Français respiration
Gaeilge riospráid
हिन्दी श्वसन
Bahasa Indonesia pernapasan respirasi
Italiano respirazione
日本語 呼吸
한국어 숨쉬기 호흡
Македонски дишење здив
Nederlands ademhaling
Polski oddychanie
Português respiração
Русский дыхание
Svenska andning
Türkçe solunum teneffüs
Українська дихання

Examples

“In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; […]”
“Gowan snored, each respiration choking to a huddle fall, as though he would never breathe again.”
“Near-synonym: metabolism”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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