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expiration — [ ɛkspirasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIVe; lat. expiratio 1 ♦ Action par laquelle les poumons expulsent l air qu ils ont inspiré. Inspiration et expiration. ⇒ respiration. Air chassé pendant l expiration. ⇒ haleine, souffle. Expiration par le nez, la bouche.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
expiration — I noun cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, death, discontinuance, discontinuation, dissolution, dying, end, ending, expiry, exspiratio, finish, limit, period, retirement, running out, stop, stoppage, term,… … Law dictionary
Expiration — Ex pi*ra tion, n. [L. expiratio,exspiratio: cf. F. expiration. See {Expire}.] 1. The act of expiring; as: (a) (Physiol.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expiration — may refer to: *Death *Exhalation *Expiration date (disambiguation) *Expiration (film) … Wikipedia
expiration — early 15c., vapor, breath, from M.Fr. expiration, from L. expirationem/exspirationem (nom. expiratio/exspiratio), noun of action from pp. stem of expirare/exspirare (see EXPIRE (Cf. expire)). Meaning termination, end, close is from 1560s … Etymology dictionary
expiration — Expiration. s. fem. v. Fin d un terme convenu. Il n a plus que six mois pour l expiration de son bail … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
expiration — [n] finish, demise cessation, close, closing, conclusion, death, decease, departure, dying, elapsing, end, expiry, going, passing, termination, terminus; concepts 119,304 Ant. beginning, birth, commencement, inception, start … New thesaurus
expiration — [eks΄pə rā′shən] n. [ME expiracioun < L expiratio, exspiratio < pp. of exspirare, EXPIRE] 1. a breathing out, as of air from the lungs 2. a) something breathed out b) a sound, etc. made by breathing out 3. a breathing one s last; dying … English World dictionary
expiration — (èk spi ra sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme de physiologie. Action par laquelle les poumons expulsent l air qu ils ont inspiré. C est l expiration qui donne naissance à la voix. • Hales a prouvé qu en supposant 1 200… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
EXPIRATION — n. f. Action d’expirer ou Résultat de cette action. Il se dit, en termes de Physiologie, de l’Action par laquelle les poumons rendent l’air qu’ils ont aspiré. La vie ne peut se soutenir sans l’inspiration et l’expiration. Il se dit aussi, en… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
expiration — An option is a wasting asset; i.e., it has a limited life, usually nine months. At the end of its life, it either becomes worthless (if it is at the money or out of the money), or is automatically exercised for the amount by which it is in the… … Financial and business terms
