Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The process of inhaling and exhaling.

    Atmung

    дыха́ниеdyxánije

  2. (countable)An act of breathing: a single breath.

    a single complete act of breathing in and out

  3. (countable, uncountable)Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.

    Veratmung

  4. (countable, uncountable)The process by which cells obtain chemical energy by the consumption of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide.

    Near-synonym: metabolism

    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Anaerobic respiration is distinct from fermentation.

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  2. He revived the child with artificial respiration.

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  3. A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.

    deEin Lügendetektor basiert auf der Feststellung von Veränderungen des Pulses und der Atmung.

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  4. Respiration gets faster when one runs.

    deDie Atmung wird schneller, wenn man läuft.

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  5. Cyanide shuts down cellular respiration; the poison puts the body into a coma with seizures and cardiac arrest.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
breathing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
breathing:
exchange of gases:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: respirations
Singularrespiration
Pluralrespirations

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs:internal respirationcellular respiration
  • the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation:breathingexternal respirationventilation

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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