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noun
- 1. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation: "the effects of lead emission on health"
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EMISSION definition: 1. the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.: 2. an amount of gas, heat, light, etc. that is…. Learn more.
An emission is something that's been released or emitted into the world. Car exhaust, burps, and radio broadcasts are all examples of emissions. Technically, an emission is anything that's been released out into the open.
1. a. : an act or instance of emitting : emanation. b. archaic : publication. c. : a putting into circulation. 2. a. : something sent forth by emitting: such as. (1) : electromagnetic radiation from an antenna or a celestial body. (2) usually emissions : substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine) b. : effluvium.
an amount of a substance that is produced and sent out into the air that is harmful to the environment, especially carbon dioxide: Reducing the consumption of energy and increasing its efficient use would help control emissions. These health risks are caused by vehicle emissions. The agreement aimed to half the emissions rate in 50 years.
Emissions refers to the gases that are released into the atmosphere. We want them to commit to year-on-year reduction targets for cutting CO2 emissions. Human emissions of greenhouse gases are causing the Earth to warm. Sulfur emissions from steel mills become acid rain. Synonyms: giving off or out, release, shedding, leak More Synonyms of emission
1. the act of emitting or sending forth. 2. (General Physics) energy, in the form of heat, light, radio waves, etc, emitted from a source. 3. a substance, fluid, etc, that is emitted; discharge. 4. (General Physics) a measure of the number of electrons emitted by a cathode or electron gun: at 1000°C the emission is 3 mA.
Definition of emission noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
EMISSION definition: the act of sending gas, heat, light, etc. out into the air, or an amount of gas, heat, light, etc…. Learn more.
The action of giving off or sending out (chiefly what is subtle or imponderable, light, heat, gases, odours, sounds, etc.). †Formerly also the sending forth (of the soul) in death; the allowing ‘the animal spirits’ to escape; and figurative the ‘pouring out’, ‘breathing forth’ (of affection, etc.). a1626.
EMISSION meaning: 1 : the act of producing or sending out something (such as energy or gas) from a source; 2 : something sent out or given off.
