'Emitting' definitions:
Definition of 'Emitting'
From: GCIDE
- Emit \E*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Emitting.] [L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to send. See Mission.]
- 1. To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light. [1913 Webster]
- Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit. [1913 Webster]
- No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. --Const. of the U. S. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'emitting'
From: GCIDE
- emitting \emitting\ adj. [pr. p. of emit (definition 2)] giving off light or heat or radiation; as, the physical temperature of the emitting material. [WordNet 1.5]