Emission
[ɪ'mɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪ'mɪʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of emitting; causing to flow forth.
(noun.) the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe).
(noun.) the release of electrons from parent atoms.
Typist: Stacey--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes.
(n.) That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood.
Checker: Sherman
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Issue, sending out, throwing out.
Typed by Clarissa
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DISCHARGE]
Editor: Sharon
Examples
- Before that emission, the colony had raised the denomination of its coin, and had, by act of assembly, ordered 5s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Pennsylvania was always more moderate in its emissions of paper money than any other of our colonies. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Rachel