Expiration
Expiration , noun
[Latin expiratio,exspiratio: compare French expiration. See Expire.]
1.
(Physiology) The act of expiring
(a)
(Physiology) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration.
(b)
(Physiology) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
The true cause of cold is an expiration from the globe of the earth.
(c)
The last emission of breath; death.
The groan of expiration.
(d)
A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
Before the expiration of thy time.
2.
That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
The aspirate “he,” which is... a gentle expiration.