1 Increasing thoracic volume results in decreased pleural pressure, increased alveolar volume, decreased alveolar pressure, and air movement into the lungs.  Decreasing thoracic volume results in increased pleural pressure, decreased alveolar volume, increased alveolar pressure, and air movement out of the lungs.
Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Orchard. An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose.
Fruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. The tree bears fruit (not fruits). The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, apples and other fruits. The plural form fruits is rarely used and means different kinds of fruit: Cyprus produces oranges, apricots and other fruits. Thanks, Yoong Liat! (a) The banana tree bear many furits / fruit.