Definition of Transpiration. Meaning of Transpiration. Synonyms of Transpiration

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Definition of Transpiration

Transpiration
Transpiration Tran`spi*ra"tion, n. [F. transpiration.] 1. (Physiol.) The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration. --Cudworth. 2. (bot.) The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous vapor, from cells and masses of tissue. 3. (Physics) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.

Meaning of Transpiration from wikipedia

- Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. It is a p****ive...
- via osmosis. Consequently, transpiration requires the plant to expend very little energy on water movement. Transpiration ****ists the plant in absorbing...
- In plants, the transpiration stream is the uninterrupted stream of water and solutes which is taken up by the roots and transported via the xylem to the...
- balancing gravity. When transpiration removes water at the top, the flow is needed to return to the equilibrium. Transpirational pull results from the evaporation...
- Thermal transpiration (or thermal diffusion) refers to the thermal force on a gas due to a temperature difference. Thermal transpiration causes a flow...
- Transpiration cooling is a thermodynamic process where cooling is achieved by a process of moving a liquid or a gas through the wall of a structure to...
- Transpirational cooling is the cooling provided as plants transpire water. Excess heat generated from solar radiation is damaging to plant cells and thermal...
- the water lost through transpiration. The causes of water uptake are photosynthesis and transpiration. The rate of transpiration can be estimated in two...
- water to the air directly from soil, canopies, and water bodies) and transpiration (evaporation that occurs through the stomata, or openings, in plant...
- then evaporates from their shoots and leaves; this process is known as transpiration. If placed in a dry environment, a typical mesophytic plant would evaporate...