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# transpiration

noun (transpiration — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. The way plants lose water as water vapour through tiny holes in their leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#m1)
2. In science, sometimes also sweating in people and animals (rare). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on plants, pupils learn that water goes up from the roots, through the stem, and evaporates from the leaves; this is transpiration. It is part of the water cycle. Pupils test it by putting a bag over a plant and watching water drops form inside. Phrases: transpiration from leaves, the rate of transpiration.

### Examples

- Transpiration pulls water up from the roots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#x1)
- We put a plastic bag over the plant to see transpiration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#x2)
- Transpiration is faster on hot, windy days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#x3)
- Water leaves the plant through tiny holes called stomata. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#x4)
- Transpiration is part of the water cycle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#x5)
- Celery in coloured water shows how water moves before transpiration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transpiration/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. The verb is "transpire" (in science), but in everyday English "transpire" also means "become known" or "happen". Do not confuse with "perspiration" (sweat) or "respiration" (breathing and using oxygen). Science: transpiration is faster when it is hot, dry, windy and sunny.

## On Mova

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