Emission Meaning
/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomething which is emitted or sent out; issue.
nounThe act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
Sentence Examples
Positron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.
Filters stop emission of gas into the atmosphere.
The emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The factory's carbon ____ was reduced by installing new filters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The factory must reduce its carbon ____ to help the environment.
Word Origin & History
First attested in 1607. From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Cymarron's sound resembled the mellow folkie emissions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America."
— 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274:
"Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place."
— 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
"All too often, such shows result in destroying any idea that the topic just _could possibly_ be serious. I also discussed with gothic friends, telling they once were interviewed by people claiming to be creating an emission about gothics... just to discover later that the real topic was sects!"
— 2002 June 13, Laura Dove, “Documentary about vampires”, in alt.vampyres (Usenet), retrieved 18 Dec 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The factory's carbon ____ was reduced by installing new filters.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The factory must reduce its carbon ____ to help the environment.