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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
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
E*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. emissio: cf. F. Ă©mission. 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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PRESENTATION
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