emanation
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əˈneɪ
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emanation (ˌɛməˈneɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an act or instance of emanating |
| 2. | something that emanates or is produced; effusion |
| 3. | a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon |
| ema'national | |
| —adj | |
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Emanation
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
emanation
1570, from L.L. emanationem (nom. emanatio), from L. emanare "flow out, arise, proceed," from ex- "out" + manare "to flow."
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emanation em·a·na·tion (ěm'ə-nā'shən)
n.
Something that issues from a source; an emission.
Any of several radioactive gases that are isotopes of radon and are products of radioactive decay.
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Example sentences
We are also measuring radon emanation from core samples to determine if changes occurred as a result of the remediation process.
Their work is about the transfer of energy, the emanation of the soul, and the common denominators of the human experience.
The lower jaw, which is mostly covered by the mount, is decorated with an emanation of scrolls.
Second, emanation of radon from uranium increases in the foliation.
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