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emission.

Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈe.mɪ.ʃən/India
  1. Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.

    countable · uncountable
    the emission was mostly blood
  2. The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.

    countable · uncountable
    the emission of light from the sun
    the emission of heat from a fire
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1607. From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).

noun
  1. A show; a program.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. French émissionbor. English emission Borrowed from French émission.

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