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TRANSPIRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("transpiration" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Derivation:
transpire (exude water vapor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("transpiration" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Derivation:
transpire (pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("transpiration" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Derivation:
transpire (give off (water) through the skin)
