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Webster 1913 Edition

Emission

E-mis′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
emissio
: cf. F.
émission
. See
Emit
.]
1.
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.
2.
That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue;
as, the
emission
was mostly blood
.
Emission theory
(Physics)
,
the theory of Newton, regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles. See
Corpuscular theory
, under
Corpuscular
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Emission

EMIS'SION

,
Noun.
[L. emissio, from emitto, to send out.] The act of sending or throwing out; as the emission of light from the sun or other luminous body; the emission of odors from plants; the emission of heat from a fire.
1.
The act of sending abroad or into circulation notes of a state or of a private corporation; as the emission of state notes, or bills of credit, or treasury notes.
2.
That which is sent out or issued at one time; an impression or a number of notes issued by one act of government. We say, notes or bills of various emissions were in circulation.

Definition 2024

Emission

Emission

See also: emission and émission

German

Noun

Emission f ‎(genitive Emission, plural Emissionen)

  1. emission
  2. issue, launch

Declension

emission

emission

See also: émission and Emission

English

Noun

emission ‎(countable and uncountable, plural emissions)

  1. That which is emitted or sent out; issue.
    the emission was mostly blood‎
  2. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
    the emission of light from the sun‎
    the emission of heat from a fire‎

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  • zero-emission

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Finnish

Noun

emission

  1. Genitive singular form of emissio.

Interlingua

Noun

emission ‎(plural emissiones)

  1. emission

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