Emission — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

a substance that is emitted or released

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌmsleɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌmsleɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɪʃən/.

Examples

the discharge of pus

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expelling discharge emanation

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
noun	a substance that is emitted or released
noun	the release of electrons from parent atoms
noun	any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body “the discharge of pus”
noun	the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

Word Forms

emit	verb	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
emanate	verb	proceed or issue forth, as from a source
discharge	verb	eliminate (a substance)
expel	verb	eliminate (a substance)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

émission

l'acte d'émettre ; faisant couler

🇪🇸Spanish

emisión

el acto de emitir; causando que fluya

🇮🇹Italian

emissione

l'atto di emettere; facendolo fluire

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstoot

de handeling van het uitzenden; waardoor het naar buiten stroomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

emissão

o ato de emitir; fazendo fluir

🇷🇺Russian

выбросы

акт излучения; заставляя вытекать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्सर्जन

उत्सर्जित करने की क्रिया; आगे बहने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্গমন

নির্গত করার কাজ; ফলে প্রবাহিত

🇮🇳Tamil

உமிழ்வு

உமிழும் செயல்; வெளியே பாய்வதற்கு காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉద్గారము

ఉద్గార చర్య; ముందుకు ప్రవహించేలా చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्सर्जन

उत्सर्जित करण्याची क्रिया; पुढे वाहण्यास कारणीभूत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સર્જન

ઉત્સર્જન કરવાની ક્રિયા; વહેવા માટેનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರಸೂಸುವಿಕೆ

ಹೊರಸೂಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಹರಿಯುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉദ്വമനം

പുറന്തള്ളുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം; പുറത്തേക്ക് ഒഴുകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਕਾਸ

ਨਿਕਾਸ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ; ਵਹਿਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخراج

اخراج کا عمل؛ بہنے کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排放

排放行为；导致流淌

🇯🇵Japanese

排出

放出する行為。流れ出す原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

방사

방출하는 행위; 흘러나오게 만드는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khí thải

hành động phát thải; gây ra chảy ra ngoài

🇹🇭Thai

การปล่อยก๊าซเรือนกระจก

การกระทำของการปล่อย; ทำให้เกิดการหลั่งไหลออกมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

emisi

tindakan memancarkan; menyebabkan mengalir keluar

🇵🇭Filipino

paglabas

ang gawa ng paglabas; nagiging sanhi ng pag-agos

🇲🇾Malay

pelepasan

perbuatan memancarkan; menyebabkan mengalir keluar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانبعاثات

فعل الانبعاث مما تسبب في التدفق

🇮🇷Persian

انتشار

عمل انتشار؛ باعث جاری شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

emisyon

yayma eylemi; ileri doğru akmasına neden oluyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּלִיטָה

פעולת הפליטה; גורם לזרום קדימה

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The primary meaning of 'emission' is 'the act of emitting; causing to flow forth'.

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