aspiration

as·pi·ra·tion  (sp-rshn)

n.

1. Expulsion of breath in speech.

2. Linguistics

a. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate.

b. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.

3. The act of breathing in; inhalation.

4. Medicine The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.

5.

a. A strong desire for high achievement.

b. An object of such desire; an ambition.

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aspiration [ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən]

n

1. strong desire to achieve something, such as success

2. the aim of such desire

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology)

a.  the act of breathing

b.  a breath

4. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics

a.  the pronunciation of a stop with an audible and forceful release of breath

b.  the friction of the released breath

c.  an aspirated consonant

5. (Medicine) removal of air or fluid from a body cavity by suction

6. (Medicine) Med

a.  the sucking of fluid or foreign matter into the air passages of the body

b.  the removal of air or fluid from the body by suction

aspiratory  [əˈspaɪrətərɪ -trɪ ˈæspɪrətərɪ -trɪ] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aspiration - a will to succeed                     ambitiousness, ambition - a strong drive for success
	2.	aspiration - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business" ambition, dream desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state American Dream - the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did emulation - ambition to equal or excel nationalism - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
	3.	aspiration - a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	4.	aspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing breathing in, inhalation, intake, inspiration breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation breath - the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" gasp, pant - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" drag, pull, puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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aspiration

noun aim, longing, end, plan, hope, goal, design, dream, wish, desire, object, intention, objective, ambition, craving, endeavour, yearning, eagerness, Holy Grail (informal), hankering the needs and aspirations of our pupils

Quotations
"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]

Translations

aspiration [ˌæspəˈreɪʃən] N (also Ling) → aspiración f

aspiration [ˌæspɪˈreɪʃ^ən] n → aspiration f

aspiration

n

→ (hohes) Ziel, Aspiration f (geh); his aspiration towards (Brit) or toward (US) Lady Sarah’s hand (liter) → seine Hoffnung auf Lady Sarahs Hand

(Phon) → Aspiration f, → Behauchung f

aspiration [ˌæspəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → aspirazione f