emission
an act or instance of emitting: the emission of poisonous fumes.
an act or instance of issuing, as paper money.
Electronics. a measure of the number of electrons emitted by the heated filament or cathode of a vacuum tube.
an ejection or discharge of semen or other fluid from the body.
the fluid ejected or discharged.
Origin of emission
1Other words for emission
Other words from emission
- non·e·mis·sion, noun
- re·e·mis·sion, noun
Words Nearby emission
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How to use emission in a sentence
Three studies published this week examine some of the issues of negative emissions in detail.
CO₂ removal to halt warming soon would be a gargantuan undertaking | Scott K. Johnson | August 27, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThose data show that jumps in CO2 emissions happened at about the same time as strong earthquakes, and emissions dropped off when quakes were smaller and farther between.
Carbon dioxide from Earth’s mantle may trigger some Italian earthquakes | Maria Temming | August 26, 2020 | Science NewsMajor oil and gas companies, particularly in Europe, have pledged to cut their emissions dramatically—leaving the future of their assets, some of them still un-drilled, in question.
Studies have shown the product to reduce methane emissions by about 20 percent in meat cattle, according to the New York Times.
Biotechnology Could Change the Cattle Industry. Will It Succeed? | Dyllan Furness | August 16, 2020 | Singularity HubThe fee price would then drop as carbon emissions drop, he said.
Environment Report: One Way to Force Companies to Emit Less Carbon | MacKenzie Elmer | August 10, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
The United States and China announced new greenhouse emission targets late Tuesday night.
The joint-announcement should also put to bed long-term disagreements between Beijing and Washington over emission targets.
Obama and Xi Jinping Say They’ll Work Together to Save Environment | Ben Leung | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, researchers measured a decrease in X-ray emission last year: something new was blocking the light from reaching us.
“Climate change” itself is now a dirty emission rarely uttered from the mouths of Republican leaders.
Obama’s New Emissions Rules Will Yank the Climate Change Debate Back Into Reality | Sally Kohn | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot words, of course, but an ongoing emission of verbal fragments.
On the other hand, if too thin the emission is comparatively easy, but lacks intensity and is termed "hollow."
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickThe violin was of good reputation for its tone of fine quality, quantity and ease of emission.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickThe emission of odors and acute sensibility to them is the only presumable agency at work in those instances.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisThereupon his anxiety became extreme, and simultaneously he experienced his first seminal emission.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollOn one occasion, however, he had a seminal emission during the night in association with a feeling of anxiety.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert Moll
British Dictionary definitions for emission
/ (ɪˈmɪʃən) /
the act of emitting or sending forth
energy, in the form of heat, light, radio waves, etc, emitted from a source
a substance, fluid, etc, that is emitted; discharge
a measure of the number of electrons emitted by a cathode or electron gun: at 1000°C the emission is 3 mA See also secondary emission, thermionic emission
physiol any bodily discharge, esp an involuntary release of semen during sleep
an issue, as of currency
Origin of emission
1Derived forms of emission
- emissive, adjective
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