Emission : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Emission	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Emission
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emission n the act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: emission, emanation] a substance that is emitted or released Synonym(s): discharge, emission the release of electrons from parent atoms any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" Synonym(s): discharge, emission, expelling the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emission \Emis"sion\, n. [L. emissio: cf. F. [82]mission. See {Emit}.] 1. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission* of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire; the emission of bank notes.