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 Definitions of perspiration  [ˈpɜr spəˈreɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'perspiration' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) perspiration
a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin; sweat.

2.  perspiration
the act or process of perspiring.

Etymology:  (1620–30; < F, MF)

Definition of 'perspiration' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) perspiration, sweat, sudor
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
"sweat poured off his brow"

2. (noun) perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
"perspiration is a homeostatic process"


Definition of 'perspiration' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) perspiration
sweat


Definition of 'perspiration' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) perspiration
the act or process of perspiring

2. (noun) perspiration
that which is excreted through the skin; sweat



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