| 释义 |
exhalatory|ɛgz-, ɛksˈhælətərɪ|
[as if ad. L. *exhālātōrium, f. exhālāre to exhale + -ory.]
A passage or vent for exhalation (of gas).
1813Monthly Mag. XXXVI. 138 In Persia, there are several natural exhalatories of hydrogen gas.
Add:B. adj. Chiefly Physiol. Pertaining to or employed in exhalation. Cf. expiratory a.
1970Forma et Functio III. 92 Snapping turtles will, when snorkeling (breathing from a submerged position), cut off their exhalatory musculature almost completely. 1983Biol. Abstr. LXXV. 7224/2 Purring..generally is a regular sequence of pulse pairs, the structure of which differs between the inspiratory and exhalatory phases of articulation. 1986N.Y. Times 21 Sept. vii. 9/1 He can..manufacture perfumes that create an exhalatory illusion, a phantom object lingering in the air. |