emission en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈe.mɪ.ʃən/ (India)
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”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
Cymarron's sound resembled the mellow folkie emissions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274:the emission was mostly blood
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(countable, uncountable) The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:the emission of light from the sun
the emission of heat from a fire
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emissions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
low-emission · emissionless · atomic emission spectroscopy · fugitive emission · field emission display · alpha emission · emission line · emission nebula · zero-emission vehicle · stimulated emission depletion microscope · stimulated emission depletion microscopy · reemission · emissions test · nonemission · superemission · field emission microscopy · emission theory · Lambert's emission law · emission allowance · zero-emission · Emissionsgate · secondary emission · positron emission tomography · field emission · photoemission · neutron emission · field emission microscope · acoustic emission · emit · night emission · emission spectrum
Hyponyms
Synonyms
issuance (act of sending out)
Translations (56)
da emission (something that is emitted) · cmn 排放 (something that is emitted) · kl aniatitsineq (something that is emitted) · de Ausstoß (something that is emitted) · nl emissie (something that is emitted) · la ēmissiō (something that is emitted) · tr salınım (something that is emitted) · tr emisyon (something that is emitted) · ru эми́ссия (something that is emitted) · ro emisie (something that is emitted) · ro emisiune (something that is emitted) · el εκπομπή (act of sending or throwing out) · fa گسیلش (act of sending or throwing out) · ga astaíocht (act of sending or throwing out) · fi säteily (act of sending or throwing out) · id emisi (act of sending or throwing out) · pt emissão (something that is emitted) · uk ви́кид (act of sending or throwing out) · uk ви́кид (something that is emitted) · ru вы́брос (something that is emitted) · hi उत्सर्जन (something that is emitted) · sv strålning (act of sending or throwing out) · fi emissio (something that is emitted) · ga astú (act of sending or throwing out) · sv utsläpp (something that is emitted) · bg еми́сия (something that is emitted) · ca emissió (something that is emitted) · pt emissão (act of sending or throwing out) · fi osakeanti (act of sending or throwing out) · cmn 放射 (act of sending or throwing out) · id emisi (something that is emitted) · uk ви́ділення (something that is emitted) · fi päästö (something that is emitted) · ia emission (act of sending or throwing out) · fi emissio (act of sending or throwing out) · de Emission (something that is emitted) · cs emise (act of sending or throwing out) · hi फटना (act of sending or throwing out) · ia emission (something that is emitted) · ru вы́пуск (something that is emitted) · es emisión (something that is emitted) · cmn 發射 /发射 (act of sending or throwing out) · nl uitstoot (something that is emitted) · pl emisja (act of sending or throwing out) · bg излъ́чване (act of sending or throwing out) · fr émission (something that is emitted) · ca emissió (act of sending or throwing out) · bg изпу́скане (act of sending or throwing out) · hu kibocsátás (act of sending or throwing out) · fa گسیل (act of sending or throwing out) · ga cur amach (act of sending or throwing out) · hu váladék (something that is emitted) · fi liikkeeseenlasku (act of sending or throwing out) · ru излуче́ние (act of sending or throwing out) · fr émission (act of sending or throwing out) · oc emission (something that is emitted)