emission
//ɪˈmɪʃ.ən//
Forms
- Plural
- emissions
Definitions
1.Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
- Cymarron's sound resembled the mellow folkie emissions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America.
2.The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
- Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place.
3.A show; a program.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3188
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
First attested in 1607.
From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).