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Definition of Emission
1. 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
2. Noun. A substance that is emitted or released.
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Specialized synonyms: Exudate, Exudation, Transudate, Transudation, Effluvium, Rheum, Vaginal Discharge
3. Noun. The release of electrons from parent atoms.
Generic synonyms: Release
4. Noun. Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body. "The discharge of pus"
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Specialized synonyms: Ejaculation, Elimination, Evacuation, Excreting, Excretion, Voiding, Catamenia, Flow, Menses, Menstruation, Menstruum, Period
Derivative terms: Discharge, Expel
5. Noun. The occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe).
Definition of Emission
1. n. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes.
Definition of Emission
1. Noun. Something that is emitted, especially the exhaust from a car. ¹
2. Noun. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the issuing of bank notes. ¹
3. Noun. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emission
1. the act of emitting [n -S] : EMISSIVE [adj]
Medical Definition of Emission
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1. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes.
2. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Emission
Literary usage of Emission
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"In emission the first sharp peak coincides with the absorption peak at ...
This led us to believe originally that the emission might not simply be DBO* ..."
2. Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2005 Update by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, International Energy Agency (2005)
"The cost of carbon emission now or possibly in the future may affect the operation
of power plants and the investment in new generation capacity, ..."
3. Investigations of Infra-red Spectra by William Weber Coblentz (1908)
"The emission spectrum of carbon was previously examined by the writer in connection
with the emission spectra of metals and salts of metals in the carbon ..."