respiration vs heaving

heaving vs respiration

respiration and heaving both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
respiration	Yes	No	No	No
heaving	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, heaving is a hyponym of respiration; that is, heaving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than respiration:

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)

Other hyponyms of respiration include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, snuffle, wheeze, second wind.

respiration (noun)	heaving (noun)
the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs	throwing something heavy (with great effort)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	breathing heavily (as after exertion)
a single complete act of breathing in and out	the act of lifting something with great effort
	an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

Difference between respiration and heaving

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