emission

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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

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.
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Anagrams

• Misiones, simonies, simonise

Danish

Noun

emission c (singular definite emissionen, plural indefinite emissioner)

1. emission

Declension

Further reading

• “emission” in Den Danske Ordbog

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