emission

See also: émission and Emission

English

Etymology

First attested in 1607. From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɪʃən/, /ɪˈmɪʃn̩/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

emission (countable and uncountable, plural emissions)

  1. Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
    the emission was mostly blood
  2. The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
    the emission of light from the sun
    the emission of heat from a fire

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Derived terms

  • zero-emission

Translations

References

emission in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

emission

  1. Genitive singular form of emissio.

Interlingua

Noun

emission (plural emissiones)

  1. emission
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