transpiration

CEFRC1

/ˌtrænspɪˈreɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The release of water vapor from plant leaves.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The passage of gases through fine tubes.

Examples

  • The rate of transpiration increases when the weather is very hot.

  • Transpiration is the process of water vapor leaving a plant.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process of giving off water vapour through the skin or mucous membranes.

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

More examples

In context

  • Water escapes from the plant leaves through the process of transpiration.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Plants lose water through their leaves in a process called blank that cools them down.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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