∙ The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of inspiration and expiration; – opposed to inspiration.
∙ Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.
∙ The last emission of breath; death.
∙ A coming to a close; cessation; extinction; termination; end.
∙ That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound.