strong desire or ambition, as for advancement, honor, etc.
b.
the thing so desired
2.
a breathing in, as of dust into the lungs
3. Medicine
removal of fluid or gas by suction, as from a body cavity
4. Phonetics
a.
the act of pronouncing with an aspirate
b.
aspirate (sense 5) aspirate (sense 6)
Derived forms
aspirational (ˌaspiˈrational)
adjective
Word origin
L aspiratio, a blowing or breathing < pp. of aspirare, aspire
aspiration in Automotive Engineering
(æspɪreɪʃən)
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
Aspiration is the breathing or induction process of an engine.
Modifications to the intake and exhaust systems help the engine's aspiration.
Induction, compression, ignition, and exhaust. These are what we call the cyclesof aspiration of a four-stroke engine.
“Aspiration: it simply means breathing. Engines breathe just as you and I breathe,” the lecturerexplained.
Examples of 'aspiration' in a sentence
aspiration
Even your cosy little mind must have some capacity to dream, some concept of aspiration.
Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2004)
"'Your aspiration of becoming an asarya - this is a blind man's quest.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2004)
I can't even find a single aspiration in myself that points in that direction.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2004)
4 You have what you think of as a dream, some sort of aspiration that seems to you to be unreal, a pipe-dream.
Luke Rhinehart THE BOOK OF THE DIE (2004)
Quotations
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the starsOscar WildeLady Windermere's Fan
An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate, a fortune which we can never exhaust and which gives us year by a year a revenue of pleasurable activityRobert Louis StevensonEl Dorado
In other languages
aspiration
British English: aspiration NOUN
Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
...the needs and aspirations of our pupils.
American English: aspiration
Brazilian Portuguese: aspiração
Chinese: 志向
European Spanish: aspiración
French: aspiration
German: Ziel
Italian: aspirazione
Japanese: 向上心
Korean: 열망
European Portuguese: aspiração
Latin American Spanish: aspiración
(noun)
Definition
a strong desire or aim
the needs and aspirations of our pupils
Synonyms
aim
a research programme that has failed to achieve its aim
longing
He felt a longing for the familiar.
end
another policy designed to achieve the same end
plan
Her plan was to teach the children at home.
hope
Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit.
goal
The goal is to raise as much money as possible.
design
Is there some design in having him here?
dream
My dream is to have a house in the country.
wish
Clearly she had no wish for his company.
desire
I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
object
The object of the exercise is to raise money for charity.
intention
She announced her intention of standing for parliament.
objective
His objective was to play golf and win.
ambition
My ambition is to sail round the world.
craving
I had a sudden craving for a cheese sandwich.
endeavour
yearning
He spoke of his yearning for another child.
eagerness
Holy Grail (informal)
hankering
Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
Quotations
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars [Oscar Wilde – Lady Windermere's Fan]An aspiration is a joy for ever, a possession as solid as a landed estate, a fortune which we can never exhaust and which gives us year by a year a revenue of pleasurable activity [Robert Louis Stevenson – El Dorado]