EMISSION

emission, emanation

(noun) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

emission

(noun) the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

discharge, emission, expelling

(noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; “the discharge of pus”

emission

(noun) the release of electrons from parent atoms

discharge, emission

(noun) a substance that is emitted or released

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

emission (countable and uncountable, plural emissions)

Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.

The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.

Synonyms

• (act of sending out): issuance

Hyponyms

• nocturnal emission

Anagrams

• Misiones, simonies, simonise

Source: Wiktionary

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E*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. emissio: cf. F. émission. See Emit.]

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. issue bank notes.

2. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood. Emission theory (Physics), the theory of Newton, regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles. See Corpuscular theory, under Corpuscular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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