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transpiration

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

Noun

transpiration (countable and uncountable, plural transpirations)

  1. The loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
  2. The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.
  3. The passage of gases through fine tubes.

transpiration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Malay

transpiration in Hindi

botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants
वाष्पोत्सर्जन vāṣpotsarjan

transpiration in Tamil

ஆவியுயிர்ப்பு, நீராவிப் போக்கு, ஒளி புகும், நீராவிப்போக்கு, நீர்க்கடத்தல்

transpiration in Tagalog

botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants
halmansingaw

transpiration in Malay

botany: the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants
transpirasi

Forms of transpiration

pluraltranspirations

Origin of transpiration

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

Words formed from transpiration

Questions about transpiration

What does transpiration mean?
Transpiration means the loss of water by evaporation in terrestrial plants, especially through the stomata; accompanied by a corresponding uptake from the roots.
What is transpiration in Hindi?
Transpiration in Hindi is वाष्पोत्सर्जन (vāṣpotsarjan). See Transpiration meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is transpiration?
Transpiration is a noun.
What is the plural of transpiration?
The plural of transpiration is transpirations.

Words near transpiration in the dictionary

  1. transpiling
  2. transpinal
  3. transpinally
  4. transpirability
  5. transpirable
  6. transpiration
  7. transpirational
  8. transpirations
  9. transpirative
  10. transpiratory
  11. transpire

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: transpiration (page history and authors); transpiration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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