Antonyms for emission

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-mish-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɪʃ ən

Definition of emission

Origin : early 15c., "something sent forth," from Middle French émission (14c.) and directly from Latin emissionem (nominative emissio) "a sending out, projecting, hurling, letting go, releasing," from past participle stem of emittere "send out" (see emit). Meaning "a giving off or emitting" is from 1610s.

noun issuance, diffusion

Example sentences :

If it isn't, the emission of the light itself gives it a kick that moves it.
Extract from : « The Ultimate Weapon » by John Wood Campbell

It is the sexual excitement more than the emission which exhausts.
Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

Fenellan, would have discharged an extinguisher on punctilio in emission.
Extract from : « One of Our Conquerors, Complete » by George Meredith

The sound of the name represents the emission of breath from the mouth.
Extract from : « The Myths of the North American Indians » by Lewis Spence

A small aperture, about the middle of it, sufficed for the emission of his words.
Extract from : « Odd Volume » by Various

The ebullition is due mainly to the emission of carbonic acid gas.
Extract from : « Wonders of the Yellowstone » by James Richardson

The radiation of light is its emission in rays from the surface of a luminous body.
Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous

The emission of these rays results in the production of great heat.
Extract from : « A Brief Account of Radio-activity » by Francis Preston Venable

They are looking for this liquid, they provoke its emission.
Extract from : « The Life of the Fly » by J. Henri Fabre

It lights up to celebrate its nuptials and the emission of its spores.
Extract from : « The Life of the Fly » by J. Henri Fabre

Synonyms for emission

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