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# respiration

noun, uncountable (respiration)

«respiration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Breathing: taking air into the lungs and letting it out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#m1)
2. (science) The process in all living cells that uses oxygen and food (glucose) to release energy, giving off carbon dioxide and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons respiration is not the same as breathing: breathing moves air, respiration happens in every cell to release energy. Plants respire day and night. In first aid, «artificial respiration» (rescue breaths) helps someone who has stopped breathing. Phrases: «aerobic respiration», «rate of respiration», «artificial respiration».

### Examples

- Respiration happens in every living cell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#x1)
- Respiration releases energy from food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#x2)
- Plants carry out respiration all the time, even at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#x3)
- After running, my rate of respiration was 30 breaths a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#x4)
- Artificial respiration can save a life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#x5)
- Respiration produces carbon dioxide and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: respire; adjective: respiratory (respiratory system). Common trap: respiration ≠ photosynthesis (plants do both). Breathing is part of respiration in animals but not the whole thing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «respiration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/respiration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«respiration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/respiration.html) on Mova free.