SMOOTH BREATHING


Meaning of SMOOTH BREATHING in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1888

1 : a mark ' placed over some initial vowels in Greek to show that they are not aspirated (as in ε̍ κ ε ι̂ pronounced \ e- ' k ā \ )

2 : the absence of aspiration indicated by a mark '

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.