1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

Similar word(s): emanation

Definition categories: act, egress, egression, emergence

2. a substance that is emitted or released

Similar word(s): discharge

Definition categories: substance, material, stuff

3. the release of electrons from parent atoms

Definition categories: process, release

4. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

Similar word(s): discharge, expelling

Definition categories: process, activity

5. the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

Definition categories: event, flow, flowing

Sentences with emission as a noun:

- the emission was mostly blood

- the emission of light from the sun

- the emission of heat from a fire