emission
(noun)
noun
1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
Similar word(s): emanation
Definition categories: act, egress, egression, emergence
2. a substance that is emitted or released
Similar word(s): discharge
Definition categories: substance, material, stuff
3. the release of electrons from parent atoms
Definition categories: process, release
4. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
Similar word(s): discharge, expelling
Definition categories: process, activity
5. the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
Sentences with emission as a noun:
- the emission was mostly blood
- the emission of light from the sun
- the emission of heat from a fire