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transpiration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
tran-spi-ra-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The passage of gases through fine tubes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French transpiration, from Medieval Latin transpiratio, from transpiro, from Latin trans + spiro.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

transpirations (plural)

Derived Forms

evapotranspiration hypertranspiration transpirational

Frequently Paired Words

transpire

Questions

What does transpiration mean?
The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
Where does transpiration come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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