EMISSION


Meaning of EMISSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ē-ˈmi-shən ]

noun

Date: 1607

1.

a. : an act or instance of emitting : emanation

b. archaic : publication

c. : a putting into circulation

2.

a. : something sent forth by emitting: as

(1) : electromagnetic radiation from an antenna or a celestial body

(2) usually plural : substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)

b. : effluvium

• emis·sive -ˈmi-siv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.