emit Definition
emit (ē mit′, i-)
transitive verb emit′·ted, emit′·ting
- to send out; give forth; discharge geysers emit water
- to utter (words or sounds)
- to transmit (a signal) as by radio waves
- to give off (electrons) under the influence of heat, radiation, etc.
- to issue (paper money or the like); put into circulation
Etymology: L emittere < e-, out (see ex-) + mittere, to send: see mission
emit Synonyms
emit
v.
To send forth
discharge, give off, give out, let off, let out, send out, cast up, cast out, throw up, throw out, breathe out, spill out, pour out, pour forth, give forth, eject, blow, hurl, gush, secrete, spurt, shoot, erupt, squirt, shed, expel, issue, transmit, beam, broadcast, vent, release, expend, vomit, belch, excrete, perspire, void, evacuate, spew, spit, expectorate, ooze, exude, slop over, exhale, extrude, emanate, jet. To express
emit Usage Examples
Used with why or when
when: Named for the smelly, oily fluids they emit when alarmed.
Object
- diode: The light emitting diodes of the control panel display the force limits.
- radiation: The radiation emitted from a cluster comes from a very small fraction of the mass present.
- photon: What causes an excited atom or molecule to emit a photon?
- ton: In 1990 the UK emitted 212 million tons of carbon dioxide.
- pollutant: Not only do they use less gas, tho, they also emit fewer pollutants into the air.
- fume: We might emit some noxious fumes into the atmosphere by driving there, or leave a slight residue on a site.
Subject
- atom: We can detect these small motions by looking at the Doppler shift in spectral lines emitted by atoms in the solar surface.
- earth: At this position MAP will not be significantly affected by the radiation emitted by the Earth itself.
Preposition: into
atmosphere: To reduce the number of tons of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere.
Adjective complement
- infrared: Again, cloud tops are usually cooler and emit less infrared upwards than the surface, while cloud bottoms radiate some infrared back down.
- less: More than 50 Southern countries, including India, emit less than half the maximum level ( 0.2 tons per person ).
Modifying Another Word
spontaneously: Radioactivity The property of radionuclides of spontaneously emitting ionizing radiation.
Preposition: at
wavelength: It also shows that the black body emits at a peak wavelength, at which most of the radiant energy is emitted.
Present participle complement
ionize: Radioactivity The property of radionuclides of spontaneously emitting ionizing radiation.
Preposition: in
quantity: They are emitted in sufficient quantities to increase crop growth by a factor of 2-3 % minimum.
Preposition: from
- exhaust: Lead compounds are emitted from the exhausts of vehicles using leaded gasoline.
- premise: Common law claims in nuisance can relate to environmental matters, for example noise from machines and smells and dust emitted from premises.
Preposition: by
Browse dictionary entries near emit
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