How to pronounce transpiration
American English pronunciation
tran-spuh-RAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌtɹænspəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Syllables
- tran · spuh · RAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What transpiration means
The way plants give off water vapor through their leaves
In a sentence: On a hot day, transpiration lets a big tree send gallons of water into the air.
Where it comes from: It came through French from the Latin trans, across, and spirare, to breathe. A plant's leaves seem to breathe out water.
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