English dictionary
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English noun: perspiration | |||
| 1. | perspiration (body) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands | ||
| Samples | Sweat poured off his brow. | ||
| Synonyms | sudor, sweat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | secretion | ||
| Substance holonym | H2O, water | ||
| 2. | perspiration (process) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | ||
| Samples | Perspiration is a homeostatic process. | ||
| Synonyms | diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis | ||
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