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e⋅mis⋅sion

  [i-mish-uhn]
–noun
1. an act or instance of emitting: the emission of poisonous fumes.
2. something that is emitted; discharge; emanation.
3. an act or instance of issuing, as paper money.
4. Electronics. a measure of the number of electrons emitted by the heated filament or cathode of a vacuum tube.
5. an ejection or discharge of semen or other fluid from the body.
6. the fluid ejected or discharged.
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Origin:
1600–10; (< MF) < L ēmissiōn- (s. of ēmissiō), equiv. to ēmiss(us), ptp. of ēmittere to emit (ē- e- + mit- send + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
5. ejaculation. 6. ejaculate.
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e·mis·sion   (ĭ-mĭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of emitting.

  2. Something emitted.

  3. A substance discharged into the air, especially by an internal combustion engine.


[Latin ēmissiō, ēmissiōn-, a sending out, from ēmissus, past participle of ēmittere, to send out; see emit.]
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Word Origin & History

emission 
1607, from L. emissionem (nom. emissio) "a sending out," from emiss-, stem of emittere "send out" (see emit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: emis·sion
Pronunciation: E-'mish-&n
Function: noun
1 : an act or instance of emitting
2 a : somethingsent forth by emitting: as (1) : electrons discharged from a surface (2) : electromagnetic waves radiated by an antenna or a celestial body (3) : substances and especiallypollutants discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile gasoline engine) b : a discharge of fluid from a living body; especially : EJACULATE —see NOCTURNAL EMISSION
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emission e·mis·sion (ĭ-mĭsh'ən)
n.
A discharge of fluid from a living body, usually a seminal discharge.

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