transpiration
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
Related & opposite
- transpire derivation
Sense 2 noun
the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
Types & categories
- bodily process hypernym
Related & opposite
- transpire derivation
Sense 3 noun
the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Related & opposite
- transpire derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | transpire |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | transpire |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bodily process |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | transpire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |