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Noun: emission  i'mi-shun
  1. The act of emitting; causing to flow forth
    - emanation
     
  2. A substance that is emitted or released
    - discharge
     
  3. The release of electrons from parent atoms
     
  4. Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    "the emission of pus";
    - discharge, expelling
     
  5. The occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

Derived forms: emissions

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, egress, egression, emergence, flow, flowing, material, release, stuff

Encyclopedia: Emission