·noun Interval; intermission.
II. Respiration ·noun Relief from toil or suffering: rest.
III. Respiration ·noun The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's breath.
IV. Respiration ·noun The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.