emission

emission

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of emission in English

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English

Etymology 1

First attested in 1607. From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (sending forth), from ēmittō (send out), from ex (from, out of) + mittō (send).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɪʃən/, /ɪˈmɪʃn̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

emission (countable and uncountable, plural emissions)

  1. Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
  2. The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
Synonyms
  • (act of sending out): issuance
Hyponyms
  • nocturnal emission
Derived terms
Related terms
  • emission line
  • emission nebula
  • emissions test
  • emit
Translations

References

  • “emission”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French émission.

Noun

emission (plural emissions)

  1. (non-native speakers' English, broadcasting) A show; a program.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:emission.

Anagrams

  • Misiones, simonies, simonise

Finnish

Noun

emission

  1. genitive singular of emissio

Friulian

Noun

emission f (plural emissions)

  1. emission

Interlingua

Noun

emission (plural emissiones)

  1. emission

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ēmissiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

emission f (plural emissions)

  1. emission

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emiˈsjuŋ/

Noun

emission f

  1. emission

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