transpiration
pronunciation
How to pronounce transpiration in British English:
UK [ˌtrænspɪˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce transpiration in American English:
US [ˌtrænspəˈreʃən]
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- Noun:
- the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
- the process of givng off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
- the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
Word Origin
- transpiration (n.)
- early 15c., from Medieval Latin transpirationem (nominative transpiratio), noun of action from transpirare (see transpire).
Example
- 1. List the internal factors that reduce transpiration .
- 2. State the three conditions for transpiration to occur .
- 3. Together , evaporation , transpiration , and sublimation , plus volcanic emissions , account for almost all the water vapor in the atmosphere .
- 4. While evaporation from the oceans is the primary vehicle for driving the surface-to-atmosphere portion of the hydrologic cycle , transpiration is also significant .
- 5. But so far , he notes , " the fundamental relationship between biomass and transpiration has not been changed . "