Perspiration

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From French perspiration, from perspirer ("perspire"), from Latin perspirare ("to blow or breathe constantly"), from per ("through") + spirare ("to breathe, blow")

Full definition of perspiration

Noun

1. the action or process of perspiring
2. a saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands

Synonyms

• sweat
• hidrosis
• diaphoresis

Related terms

• perspire