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per⋅spi⋅ra⋅tion
[pur-spuh-rey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, esp. when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat. |
| 2. | the act or process of perspiring. |
Origin:
1605–15, in sense “a breathing through”; 1620–30 for current senses; < NL perspīrātiōn- (s. of perspīrātiō) imperceptible sweating, lit., a breathing through. See perspire, -ation
1605–15, in sense “a breathing through”; 1620–30 for current senses; < NL perspīrātiōn- (s. of perspīrātiō) imperceptible sweating, lit., a breathing through. See perspire, -ation
Synonyms:
1. Perspiration, sweat refer primarily to moisture exuded by animals and people from the pores of the skin. Perspiration is often regarded as the more polite word, and is often used overfastidiously by those who consider sweat coarse; but sweat is a strong word and in some cases obviously more appropriate: a light perspiration; the sweat of his brow. Sweat is always used when referring to animals or objects: Sweat drips from a horse's flanks. It may also be used metaphorically of objects: Sweat forms on apples after they are gathered.
1. Perspiration, sweat refer primarily to moisture exuded by animals and people from the pores of the skin. Perspiration is often regarded as the more polite word, and is often used overfastidiously by those who consider sweat coarse; but sweat is a strong word and in some cases obviously more appropriate: a light perspiration; the sweat of his brow. Sweat is always used when referring to animals or objects: Sweat drips from a horse's flanks. It may also be used metaphorically of objects: Sweat forms on apples after they are gathered.
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Perspiration
Per`spi*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perspiration.]1. The act or process of perspiring. 2. That which is excreted through the skin; sweat. Note: A man of average weight throws off through the skin during 24 hours about 18 ounces of water, 300 grains of solid matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid gas. Ordinarily, this constant exhalation is not apparent, and the excretion is then termed insensible perspiration.
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Language Translation for : perspiration
Spanish:
transpiración,
German:
der Schweiß,
Japanese:
発汗
perspiration
1611, from Fr. perspiration (1561), noun of action from perspirer "perspire," from L. perspirare "blow or breathe constantly," from per- "through" + spirare "to breathe, blow" (see spirit). Applied to excretion of invisible moistures through the skin (1626), hence used as a euphemism for "sweat" from 1725.
"It is well known that for some time past, neither man, woman nor child ... has been subject to that gross kind of exudation which was formerly known by the name of sweat; ... now every mortal, except carters, coal-heavers and Irish Chairmen ... merely perspires." ["Gentleman's Magazine," 1791]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: per·spi·ra·tion
Pronunciation: "p&r-sp&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of perspiring
2 : a saline fluid that is secreted by the sweat glands, that consists chiefly of water containing sodium chloride and other salts, nitrogenous substances (as urea), carbondioxide, and other solutes, and that serves both as a means of excretion and as a regulator of body temperature through the cooling effect of its evaporation
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perspiration per·spi·ra·tion (pûr'spə-rā'shən)
n.
- The fluid, consisting of water with small amounts of urea and salts, that is excreted through the pores of the skin by the sweat glands.
- The act or process of excreting this fluid through the pores of the skin.
per·spir'a·to'ry (pər-spīr'ə-tôr'ē, pûr'spər-ə-) adj.
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