| NOUN | act | emission, emanation | the act of emitting |
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| substance | emission, discharge | a substance that is emitted / emitted or released | |
| process | emission | the release of electrons from parent atoms | |
| process | emission, discharge, expelling | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | |
| event | emission | the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) |
| Sounds | ihmih'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of emitting; causing to flow forth. | |
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| Synonym | emanation | |
| Narrower | discharge, venting | The act of venting |
| radiation | The act of spreading outward from a central source | |
| Broader | egress, egression, emergence | The act of coming (or going) out |
| Spanish | emanación, emisión | |
| Verbs | emit | expel (gases or odors) |
| emit | give off, send forth, or discharge | |
| Meaning | A substance that is emitted / emitted or released. | |
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| Synonym | discharge | |
| Narrower | effluvium | A foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) |
| exudate, exudation | A substance that oozes out from plant pores / pores | |
| rheum | A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose) | |
| transudate, transudation | A substance that transudes | |
| vaginal discharge | Discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | emisión | |
| Catalan | emissió | |
| Meaning | The release of electrons from parent atoms. | |
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| Narrower | field emission | The emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field |
| photoelectric emission | The release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level | |
| photoemission | An emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface) | |
| radiation, radioactivity | The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay | |
| secondary emission | The emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons | |
| thermionic emission, thermal emission | The emission of electrons from very hot substances | |
| Broader | release | A process that liberates or discharges something |
| Spanish | emisión | |
| Catalan | emissió | |
| Meaning | Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body. | |
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| Synonyms | discharge, expelling | |
| Narrower | ejaculation | The discharge of semen in males |
| elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding | The bodily process of discharging waste matter | |
| menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow | The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | eliminación, expulsión | |
| Catalan | eliminació, expulsió | |
| Meaning | The occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe). | |
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| Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
| Spanish | emisión, excreción, expulsión | |
| Catalan | excreció | |
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