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nuee ardente(dictionary)
breathing(dictionary)
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breathing(dictionary)
Breathing(medicine)
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shallow breathing(medicine)
stertorous breathing(medicine)
work of breathing(medicine)

nuee ardente (iou) and breathing (iou)


nuee ardente (iou)



nuee ardente noun phr. [ne ardt] Pl. -s -s (pronounced same). E20.
[French, lit. 'burning cloud'.]
Geology. A hot dense cloud of ash and fragmented lava suspended in a mass of gas, typically ejected from the side of the dome of certain volcanoes and flowing downhill like an avalanche.

breathing (iou)



breathing noun. LME.
[from BREATHE + -ING1.]
The action of BREATHE; an instance of this; respiration; a breath. LME.
deep breathing: see DEEP adjective.
Ventilation; a vent. LME-L17.
Time to rest; respite. L16-L17.
= BREATHER 3. Now rare. M18.
An aspiration, an aspirate; spec. (Greek Grammar) rough breathing, smooth breathing, the signs &nfasp; and &nflenis; respectively indicating the presence or absence of aspiration on an initial vowel, diphthong, or rho. M18.
Comb.: breathing-room, breathing-space time or space to breathe, a rest, a period of inactivity.