Definition of EMISSION

emission

Plural: emissions

Noun

  • The act of sending out or releasing something.
  • the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
  • a substance that is emitted or released
  • the release of electrons from parent atoms
  • any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
  • the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
  • Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
  • The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
  • A show; a program.

Examples

  • the emission of heat from a fire
  • the emission of light from the sun
  • The EMISSION of those three letters created a perfect bingo, scoring big points.
  • the emission was mostly blood

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 10

emission: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
emission: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
emission: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

emission: valid Words With Friends Word