EXHAUSTION

exhaustion

(noun) the act of exhausting something entirely

debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion

(noun) serious weakening and loss of energy

exhaustion

(noun) extreme fatigue

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

exhaustion (usually uncountable, plural exhaustions)

The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.

Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.

(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.

(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).

(maths) An exhaustive procedure

Synonyms

• See also fatigue

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*haus"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. exhaustion.]

1. The act of draining out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents.

2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of being deprived of strength or spirits.

3. (Math.)

Definition: An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.

Note: The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety of propositions, pertaining to rectifications and quadratures, now investigated by the calculus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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