inhalation
Syllables: in·ha·la·tion/ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/
inhalation noun: the act of inhaling; inbreathing.
Noun
inhalation (countable and uncountable, plural inhalations)
- The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
- On Ickerson's part, with the help of "a few post-jentacular inhalations," as he in his colossal manner was pleased to phrase it, "from that fragrant weed which so propitiates clearness of thought, and tends to promote equanimity in action."1860 May, George Cupples, “Loch-Na-Diomhair—The Lake of the Secret. A Highland Flight.”, in David Masson, editor, Macmillan’s Magazine, volume II, number 7, London: Macmillan and Co. […], →OCLC...
- The girl stooped to pluck a rose, and as she bent over it, her profile was clearly outlined. She held the flower to her face with a long-drawn inhalation, then went up the steps, crossed the piazza, opened the door without knocking, and entered the house with the air of one thoroughly at home.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC
- The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.
inhalation meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
inhalation in Tamil
- நையமடித்தல், மூச்சிழுத்தல், ஆவிபிடித்தல், உள்ளுயிர்த்தல், மூச்சோடிழுத்தல்
inhalation in Bengali
- inhalation
- প্রশ্বাস prośśaś
inhalation in Telugu
- the act of inhaling
- ఉచ్ఛ్వాసము ucchvāsamu
inhalation in Malayalam
- inhalation
- വലി vali
More languagesFewer languages
- inhalation in Kannada
- ಉಸಿರೆಳೆತ, ಸೇದುಮದ್ದು, ಸೇದಿಕೆ
- inhalation in Gujarati
- ઇન્હેલેશન
- inhalation in Assamese
- উশাহ লোৱা uxah lüa, উশাহ uxah
- inhalation in Nepali
- इनहेलेसन
- inhalation in Tagalog
- suludhingahan, sagap
- inhalation in Arabic
- شَهِيق šahīq
- inhalation in Indonesian
- inhalasi
Examples of inhalation in a sentence
- Some assume that chloroform is a gas because it was given by inhalation.
- Taking in a mutual inhalation of sconey aroma, they burst out laughing.
- Make a micropause during this suspension in inhalation and relax yourself before continuing.
Forms of inhalation
| plural | inhalations |
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Origin of inhalation
From inhale + -ation.
Words formed from inhalation
Words that rhyme with inhalation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about inhalation
- What does inhalation mean?
- Inhalation means the act of inhaling; inbreathing.
- What is inhalation in Tamil?
- Inhalation in Tamil is நையமடித்தல், மூச்சிழுத்தல், ஆவிபிடித்தல். See Inhalation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inhalation?
- Inhalation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inhalation?
- Inhalation is pronounced /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of inhalation?
- The plural of inhalation is inhalations.
Words near inhalation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inhalation (page history and authors); inhalation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); প্রশ্বাস (Bengali) (page history and authors); വലി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); inhalation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inhalation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inhalation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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