Definitions of EMIT [ɪˈmɪt]

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Definition of 'EMIT'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) emit
to send forth (liquid, light, particles, etc.); discharge.

2.  emit
to utter (a sound):
to emit a cry.

3.  emit
to voice (opinions, etc.).

4.  emit
to issue formally, as paper money.

Etymology: (1620–30; < L ēmittere to send out)

Definition of 'EMIT'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) emit, breathe, pass off
expel (gases or odors)

2. (verb) emit, give out, give off
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
"The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

3. (verb) utter, emit, let out, let loose
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
"She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

Definition of 'EMIT'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) emit
≠ absorb
car exhausts that emit toxic gases; Bats emit high-frequency sounds.

Definition of 'EMIT'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) EMIT
to send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light

2. (verb) EMIT
to issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit

Translation of 'EMIT'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to give out (light, heat, a sound, a smell etc).
Afrikaans: uitstuur, uitgee, afgee	Arabic: يَبْعَث، يُصْدِر، يُرْسِل	Bulgarian: изпускам
Brazilian: emitir	Czech: vydávat	German: ausstrahlen
Danish: udstråle; afgive	Greek: εκπέμπω, αναδίδω	Spanish: emitir
Estonian: välja saatma, kiirgama	Farsi: بیرون دا دن؛ ساطع کردن	Finnish: säteillä
French: émettre, dégager	Hebrew: לְהָפִיץ	Hindi: उत्सर्जन कर
Croatian: davati, odašiljati	Hungarian: kibocsát	Indonesian: mengeluarkan
Icelandic: senda frá sér	Italian: emettere, trasmettere	Japanese: 発する
Korean: 방출하다	Lithuanian: skleisti, spinduliuoti	Latvian: izstarot (siltumu, gaismu
Malay: mengeluar	Dutch: uitstralen	Norwegian: sende ut, utstråle, avgi,
Polish: wydawać, emitować	Persian: بیرون دا دن؛ ساطع کردن	Pashto: اچول (لكه رڼا)، پورته كول
Portuguese: emitir	Romanian: a emite, a răspândi	Russian: излучать; выделять
Slovak: vydávať	Slovenian: oddajati	Serbian: emitovati
Swedish: sända (stråla) ut, avge	Thai: ส่อง	Turkish: yaymak,çıkarmak
Taiwanese: 發出(光、熱、聲音、氣味等)	Ukrainian: випромінювати; поширювати	Urdu: حرارت ، روشنی ، آواز وغیر
Vietnamese: toả ra	Chinese: 发出，散发（光、热、声音、气味等）
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