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Synonyms for emission

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-mish-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɪʃ ən

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Définition 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

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