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Webster 1913 Edition


Transpiration

Tranˊspi-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
transpiration
.]
1.
(Physiol.)
The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body;
as, pulmonary
transpiration
, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs
. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.
Cudworth.
2.
(bot.)
The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.
3.
(Physics)
The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like;
as,
transpiration
through membranes
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Transpiration

TRANSPIRA'TION

,
Noun.
The act or process of passing off through the pores of the skin; cutaneous exhalation; as the transpiration of obstructed fluids.

Definition 2024


transpiration

transpiration

English

Noun

transpiration (countable and uncountable, plural transpirations)

  1. (botany) The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
  2. (physiology) The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.
  3. The passage of gases through fine tubes.

Translations


French

Noun

transpiration f (plural transpirations)

  1. transpiration
  2. sweat (bodily fluid)