emanation

[em-uh-ney-shuhn] Example Sentences Origin

em·a·na·tion

[em-uh-ney-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of emanating.
2.
something that emanates or is emanated.
3.
Physical Chemistry. a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Symbol: Em

Origin:
1560–70; < Late Latin ēmānātiōn- (stem of ēmānātiō), equivalent to ēmānāt(us) (see emanate) + -iōn- -ion

em·a·na·tion·al, adjective
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Emanation is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
  • My subsequent sonic emanation of joyous surprise nearly sent us into the guardrail.
  • The astonishing stranger is green from head to foot, a kind of emanation from nature.
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emanation (ˌɛməˈneɪʃən)
 
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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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.

  1. Something that issues from a source; an emission.

  2. Any of several radioactive gases that are isotopes of radon and are products of radioactive decay.

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