What does emission mean?
Definitions for emission
ɪˈmɪʃ ənemis·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
emission, emanationnoun
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
discharge, emissionnoun
a substance that is emitted or released
emissionnoun
the release of electrons from parent atoms
discharge, emission, expellingnoun
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
"the discharge of pus"
emissionnoun
the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
Wiktionary
emissionnoun
Something that is emitted, especially the exhaust from a car.
emissionnoun
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.
emissionnoun
That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood.
Etymology: First attested in 1607. From emissio (also possibly influenced by émission) from emitto, from ex + mitto.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Emissionnoun
The act of sending out; vent.
Etymology: emissio, Latin.
Tickling causeth laughter: the cause may be the emission of the spirits, and so of the breath by a flight from titillation. Francis Bacon.
Though it might restrain their dispersion, it could not their populosity, which necessarily requireth transmigration and emission of colonies. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i. c. 6.
Affection, in the state of innocence, was happily pitched upon its right object; it flamed up in direct fervours of devotion to God, and in collateral emissions of charity to its neighbour. Robert South, Sermons.
Cover them with glasses; but upon all warm and benign emissions of the sun, and sweet showers, give them air. John Evelyn.
ChatGPT
emission
Emission refers to the process by which energy is sent out as particles or waves by various substances or sources. It can be in the form of light, heat, sound, or radioactive particles. In a broader context, it can also refer to the production and discharge of something, such as gases or pollutants, into the environment. Emission can also denote the act of releasing or expressing emotions or qualities.
Webster Dictionary
Emissionnoun
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
Emissionnoun
that which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood
Etymology: [L. emissio: cf. F. mission. See Emit.]
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'emission' in Nouns Frequency: #1789
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simonies
simonise
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of emission in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of emission in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of emission in a Sentence
Out of more than 2,800 pulsars cataloged, the Crab pulsar is one of only a few that emit giant radio pulses, which occur sporadically and can be hundreds to thousands of times brighter than the regular pulses, after decades of observations, only the Crab has been shown to enhance its giant radio pulses with emission from other parts of the spectrum.
The government has to recognize it needs to do more... and whoever is prime minister must bring forward new policies that will strengthen the emission reductions, otherwise we won't get there.
Large smelting capacity for copper, zinc and lead is located in the target area and will need to either upgrade to meet new emission norms or face production curbs, cost pressure will likely increase. Our analysis on copper smelters shows up to 2.6 million tonnes a year capacity could be affected.
The world's energy supply remains dominated by coal, oil and gas, driving emission levels that are inconsistent with climate goals.
When you ride the truck the CO2 emission is really zero, now if you look at the energy consumption, if the energy is green energy that is charged in to the battery, then it's zero as well. So this is huge.
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Translations for emission
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- انبعاثArabic
- излъчване, емисия, изпусканеBulgarian
- emissióCatalan, Valencian
- emiseCzech
- emissionDanish
- Ausstoß, EmissionGerman
- εκπομπήGreek
- emisiónSpanish
- emissio, päästö, liikkeeseenlaskuFinnish
- émissionFrench
- उत्सर्जनHindi
- kibocsátásHungarian
- emissionInterlingua
- aniatitsineqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- uitstoot, emissieDutch
- emissãoPortuguese
- emisie, emisiuneRomanian
- эмиссия, выпуск, выбросRussian
- utsläppSwedish
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