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Definition of Emanation
1. Noun. Something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.).
2. Noun. The act of emitting; causing to flow forth.
Generic synonyms: Egress, Egression, Emergence
Specialized synonyms: Radiation, Discharge, Venting
Derivative terms: Emanate, Emanate, Emit, Emit
3. Noun. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. "The doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"
Category relationships: Theological System, Theology
Generic synonyms: Inception, Origin, Origination
Derivative terms: Rise
Definition of Emanation
1. n. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.
Definition of Emanation
1. Noun. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. ¹
2. Noun. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower. ¹
3. Noun. (uncountable obsolete chemistry) radon ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emanation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Emanation
1. 1. Any substance that flows out or is emitted from a source or origin. 2. The radiation from a radioactive element. Origin: L. E-mano, pp. -atus, to flow out Actinium emanation, radon-219. Radium emanation, radon-222. Thorium emanation, radon-220. See: emanon. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emanation
Literary usage of Emanation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Smithsonian Physical Tables by Smithsonian Institution, Frederick Eugene Fowle (1916)
"Radium Emanation. Carle. At the Radiology Congress in Brussels in 1910, it was
decided to call the amount of emanation | in equilibrium with I gram of pure ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The doctrine of emanation, which had its origin in the East, ... In one respect,
the theory of emanation has a curious relation to that of evolution. ..."
3. Recent Advances in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry by Alfred Walter Stewart (1909)
"The activity of the emanation was found to decay very rapidly. To measure this
decrease in activity, a very ingenious method was employed, the outline of ..."
4. The New Knowledge: A Simple Exposition of the New Physics and the New by Robert Kennedy Duncan (1908)
"Emanation X AND THE BIRTH OP HELIUM. In addition to the power of giving off the
alpha-rays or positive ions possessed by the emanation, ..."
5. The Chemistry of the Radio-elements by Frederick Soddy (1911)
"The condensation of the thorium emanation under ordinary circumstances is not
... Its coefficient of diffusion is similar to that of the radium emanation, ..."
6. The Chemical Effects of Alpha Particles and Electrons by Samuel Colville Lind (1921)
"Kinetics of the Chemical Reactions Produced by Radium Emanation. ... The decay
of emanation has been generally recognized as one of the controlling factors ..."
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