transpiration

«transpiration» in Mova's school dictionary: The way plants lose water as water vapour through tiny… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (transpiration — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The way plants lose water as water vapour through tiny holes in their leaves. tree →

2) In science, sometimes also sweating in people and animals (rare). tree →

sense 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 →
• We put a plastic bag over the plant to see transpiration. tree →
• Transpiration is faster on hot, windy days. tree →
• Water leaves the plant through tiny holes called stomata. tree →
• Transpiration is part of the water cycle. tree →
• Celery in coloured water shows how water moves before transpiration. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Plants give off water vapour from their leaves; this is called transpiration.

Trees and pragmatics

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