breathing as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
breathing
noun
1 breathing
The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation.
synonyms: external respiration, respiration, ventilation.
Roget 359:
life,
vitality,
viability;
animation;
vital spark,
vital flame,
soul,
spirit.
respiration,
wind;
breath of life,
breath of one's nostrils;
oxygen,
air.
[devices to sustain respiration]
respirator,
artificial respirator,
heart and lung machine,
iron lung;
medical devices
etc.
662.
lifeblood;
Archeus†;
existence
etc.
1.
vivification;
vital force;
vitalization;
revivification
etc.
163;
Prometheus;
life to come
etc.
(destiny)
152.
[Science of life]
physiology,
biology;
animal ecology.
nourishment,
staff of life
etc.
(food)
298.
genetics,
heredity,
inheritance,
evolution,
natural selection,
reproduction
(production)
161.
microbe,
aerobe,
anaerobe,
facultative anaerobe,
obligate aerobe,
obligate anaerobe,
halophile [Micro.],
methanogen [Micro.],
archaebacteria [Micro.],
microaerophile [Micro.].
animal
etc.
366;
vegetable
etc.
367.
artificial life,
robot,
robotics,
artificial intelligence.
[vital signs]
breathing,
breathing rate,
heartbeat,
pulse,
temperature.
preservation of life,
healing
(medicine)
662.
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Dutch: ademhaling, respiratie
Polish: oddychanie
adjective
1 breathing
Passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination:
— The boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs.
— The heavy-breathing person on the telephone.
synonyms: eupneic, eupnoeic.
Roget 359:
living,
alive;
in life,
in the flesh,
in the land of the living;
on this side of the grave,
above ground,
breathing,
quick,
animated;
animative†;
lively
etc.
(active)
682;
all alive and kicking;
tenacious of life;
full of life,
yeasty.
vital,
vitalic†;
vivifying,
vivified,
etc.
v.;
viable,
zoetic†;
Promethean.
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