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verb
- 1. produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation): "even the best cars emit carbon dioxide" Similar Opposite
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to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance: The alarm emits a high-pitched sound if anyone tries to break in. emission. noun [ C/U ] us / iˈmɪʃ·ən / [ C ] The regulations require a reduction in harmful emissions.
1. a. : to throw or give off or out. emit light/heat. b. : to send out : eject. 2. a. : to issue with authority. especially : to put (something, such as money) into circulation. b. obsolete : publish. 3. : to give utterance or voice to. emitted a groan. emitter noun. Synonyms. cast. discharge. emanate. evolve. exhale. expel. expire [ archaic]
(Definition of emitted from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of emitted. emitted. The entrapment of radiation will make a photon be emitted and resonance-reabsorbed many times inside the laser material. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Emit means to release or discharge something, such as gas, liquid, heat, sound, light, or radiation. The process of emitting is called emission. Emission can also refer to something that has been emitted. A specific example of an emission is the exhaust emitted from cars (in the U.S., such emissions are regulated through emissions tests).
1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat. 2. a. To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh" (Edith Wharton). b. To voice; express: emit an idea. 3. To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.
EMITTED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of emit 2. past simple and past participle of emit. Learn more.
Definitions of emit. verb. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. “The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits ”. synonyms: give off, give out. see more. verb. expel (gases or odors) synonyms: breathe, pass off.
verb (used with object) , e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting. to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge. to give forth or release (a sound): He emitted one shrill cry and then was silent. to utter or voice, as opinions. to issue, as an order or a decree.
Definition of emit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
emit in British English. (ɪˈmɪt ) verb Word forms: emits, emitting, emitted (transitive) 1. to give or send forth; discharge. the pipe emitted a stream of water. 2. to give voice to; utter. she emitted a shrill scream.
