Definitions for perspiration
ˈpɜr spəˈreɪ ʃənper·spi·ra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. perspiration, sweat, sudornoun

   salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

   "sweat poured off his brow"

2. perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosisnoun

   the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

   "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. perspirationnoun

   the action or process of perspiring

2. perspirationnoun

   a saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands

3. Etymology: From perspiration, from perspirer, from perspirare, from per + spirare

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perspirationnoun

   Excretion by the cuticular pores.

   Etymology: from perspire.

   Insensible perspiration is the last and most perfect action of animal digestion. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perspiration

   Perspiration, also known as sweating, is the production of fluids secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.Two types of sweat glands can be found in humans: eccrine glands and apocrine glands. The eccrine sweat glands are distributed over much of the body and are responsible for secreting the watery, brackish sweat most often triggered by excessive body temperature. The apocrine sweat glands are restricted to the armpits and a few other areas of the body and produce an odorless, oily, opaque secretion which then gains its characteristic odor from bacterial decomposition. In humans, sweating is primarily a means of thermoregulation, which is achieved by the water-rich secretion of the eccrine glands. Maximum sweat rates of an adult can be up to 2–4 liters per hour or 10–14 liters per day (10–15 g/min·m2), but is less in children prior to puberty. Evaporation of sweat from the skin surface has a cooling effect due to evaporative cooling. Hence, in hot weather, or when the individual's muscles heat up due to exertion, more sweat is produced. Animals with few sweat glands, such as dogs, accomplish similar temperature regulation results by panting, which evaporates water from the moist lining of the oral cavity and pharynx. Although sweating is found in a wide variety of mammals, relatively few (exceptions include humans and horses) produce large amounts of sweat in order to cool down.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perspiration

   Perspiration, also known as sweating, is the process of the body releasing a clear, salty liquid through glands in the skin in response to heat, physical exertion, stress, or nervousness. This liquid, or sweat, helps in maintaining the body's temperature by allowing heat to evaporate from the skin's surface.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perspirationnoun

   the act or process of perspiring

2. Perspirationnoun

   that which is excreted through the skin; sweat

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. perspiration.]

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1. • Bodily Process

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perspiration in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perspiration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of perspiration in a Sentence

1. Napolean Hill:

   Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

2. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

3. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Genius is 1 inspiration and 99 perspiration.

4. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

5. Thomas Edison:

   Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety nine percent perspiration.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perspiration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perspiration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perspiration
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspiration
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perspiration