Breath(n.)
- The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.
Breath(n.)
- The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.
Breath(n.)
- The power of respiration, and hence, life.
Breathing(n.)
- Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed by the letter h.
Breathing(n.)
- A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence. See Rough breathing, Smooth breathing, below.