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per·spi·ra·tion
(pûr′spə-rā′shən)n.
1. 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; sweat.
2. The act or process of perspiring.
per·spir′a·to′ry (pər-spīr′ə-tôr′ē, pûr′spər-ə-) adj.
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perspiration
(ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən)n
1. (Physiology) the act or process of insensibly eliminating fluid through the pores of the skin, which evaporates immediately
2. (Physiology) the sensible elimination of fluid through the pores of the skin, which is visible as droplets on the skin
3. (Physiology) the salty fluid secreted through the pores of the skin; sweat
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per•spi•ra•tion
(ˈpɜr spəˈreɪ ʃən)n.
1. a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin; sweat.
2. the act or process of perspiring.
[1620–30; < French, Middle French]
syn: perspiration, sweat refer to moisture exuded by animals and people from the pores of the skin. perspiration is the more polite word, and is often used overfastidiously by those who consider sweat coarse: a deodorant that retards perspiration. However, sweat is a strong word and in some cases is more appropriate: the sweat of one's brow. sweat is always used when referring to animals: Sweat dripped from the horse's flanks. It may also be used metaphorically of objects: Sweat forms on apples after they are gathered.
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| Noun | 1. |  perspiration - salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"secretion - a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
| 2. |  perspiration - the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
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perspiration
noun sweat, moisture, wetness, exudation, diaphoresis (Medical), sudor (Medical), hidrosis (Medical) Her hands were wet with perspiration.
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perspiration
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Translations
pot
perspirationsved
hiki
znoj
sviti
汗
땀
svett
เหงื่อ
mồ hôi
perspiration
[ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən] N → transpiración f (frm), sudor mbeads of perspiration → gotas fpl de sudor
to be bathed in perspiration → estar bañado en sudor, estar todo sudoroso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
perspiration
n (= perspiring) → Schwitzen nt, → Transpiration f (geh); (= sweat) → Schweiß m; the perspiration was dripping off him, he was dripping with perspiration → ihm lief der Schweiß in Strömen herunter; beads of perspiration → Schweißperlen pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
perspiration
[ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → traspirazione f, sudore mbathed in perspiration → in un bagno di sudore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perspire
(pəˈspaiə) verb to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat. He was perspiring in the heat.
ˌperspiˈration (pəːspi-) noun the moisture lost when perspiring. The perspiration was running down his face.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
perspiration
→ عِرْقٌ pot perspiration Schweiß εφίδρωση transpiración hiki transpiration znoj traspirazione 汗 땀 transpiratie transpirasjon pot transpiração потение svett เหงื่อ terleme mồ hôi 汗水Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pers·pi·ra·tion
n. sudor, transpiración.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
perspiration
n transpiración f, sudoración fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.