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external respiration vs heaving

heaving vs external respiration

external respiration and heaving both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
external respiration Yes No No No
heaving Yes No No No
As nouns, heaving is a hyponym of external respiration; that is, heaving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than external respiration:
  • external respiration: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
  • heaving: breathing heavily (as after exertion)
external respiration (noun) heaving (noun)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation throwing something heavy (with great effort)
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
the act of lifting something with great effort
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Difference between external respiration and heaving

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