Expiration

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1. Noun

The act of expiring

2. Noun

The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; -- opposed to inspiration.

3. Noun

Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.

4. Noun

The last emission of breath; death.

5. Noun

A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.

6. Noun

That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.
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