EXPIRATION


Meaning of EXPIRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-spə-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1526

1.

a. : the last emission of breath : death

b.

(1) : the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth : exhalation

(2) : the escape of carbon dioxide from the body protoplasm (as through the blood and lungs or by diffusion)

2. : the fact of coming to an end or the point at which something ends : termination

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.