'Emission' definitions:
Definition of 'emission'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: emission, emanation]
noun
A substance that is emitted or released [syn: discharge, emission]
noun
The release of electrons from parent atoms
noun
Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: discharge, emission, expelling]
noun
The occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
Definition of 'Emission'
From: GCIDE
- Emission \E*mis"sion\, n. [L. emissio: cf. F. ['e]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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood. [1913 Webster]
- Emission theory (Physics), the theory of Newton, regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles. See Corpuscular theory, under Corpuscular. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'emission'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blowout,
- discharge,
- disgorgement,
- effusion,
- egestion,
- ejaculation,
- ejection,
- elimination,
- emanation,
- emergence,
- emersion,
- eructation,
- eruption,
- excretion,
- expulsion,
- extravasation,
- extrusion,
- exudation,
- flow,
- flux,
- issuance,
- issue,
- jet,
- outburst,
- outpour,
- secretion,
- spout,
- spurt,
- squirt,
- surfacing,
- transudation,
- vent
Words containing 'Emission'
- Emissive,
- Emissivity,
- Emission theory,
- electron emission,
- emission spectrum,
- field emission,
- greenhouse emission,
- infrared emission,
- nocturnal emission,
- photoelectric emission,
- radio emission,
- secondary emission,
- thermal emission,
- thermionic emission,
- low-emission,
- positron emission tomography,
- field-emission microscope,
- positron emission tomography scanner