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perspiration::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating |
| Type of | body process, activity, bodily function, bodily process |
| Has types | polyhidrosis, hyperidrosis, hyperhidrosis |
| Derivation | perspire |
perspiration is a homeostatic process.
Examples of perspiration
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Soon, they smelled the perspiration of players and saw the scabs on their knees.
From the nytimes.com
Profuse perspiration and torrential downpours alike will fry lesser head-phones.
From the online.wsj.com
It's the difference between concept and execution, inspiration and perspiration.
From the usatoday.com
This study exposed a group of women to a whiff of perspiration from other women.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One of the most important reasons to dress in layers is to manage perspiration.
From the newsday.com
This is because perspiration should change the conductivity of each sweat duct.
From the newscientist.com
It is designed to keep the water and snow out and your perspiration under control.
From the sacbee.com
Her blonde hair flies behind her, and perspiration starts to bead on her forehead.
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Twice an hour, they take alcohol readings through perspiration above the skin.
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- Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"
- The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
- (perspire) sweat: excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"
- Perspiration (sweating, transpiration, or diaphoresis) is the production of a fluid consisting primarily of water as well as various dissolved solids (chiefly chlorides), that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. ...
- To dream that you are in a perspiration, foretells that you will come out of some difficulty, which has caused much gossip, with new honors.
- Sweator diaphoresis. Some people who have OI appear to perspire more heavily than others experiencing the same room temperature.
- Spontaneous evaporation or (less often) vaporization through heating. Also used to indicate condensation of moisture on a relatively cool body.
- Unlike humans, birds do not regulate their body temperature with dermal sweat glands that secrete perspiration. Instead, they thermoregulate by giving off excess heat in the form of water vapor, mainly by panting. ...
- Moisture that is given off through the pores of the skin; sweat.
