aspiration

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The act of aspiring or ardently desiring

   The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

   • Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.
   • Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.
   • TfL retains aspirations to further increase frequency on the ELL [East London Line] to 24tph, which would require a switch from conventional signalling to a digital railway solution involving automatic train operation on the core section.
2. 2

   The action of aspirating.

3. 3

   A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.

   • In Cambodian, aspiration is phonemic, so /p/ and /pʰ/ are different phonemes.
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   1. 4

      The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from…

      The withdrawal of fluid, tissue, or other substance, usually through a hollow needle from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.

   2. 5

      The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.

   3. 6

      The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning…

      The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.

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