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Etymology
L. emissio: confer F. émission. See emit.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��n|-ɪ��n

Noun
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1. Something that is emitted, especially the exhaust from a car.
2. 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 issuing of bank notes.
3. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood. Emission theory (Physics), the theory of Newton, regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles. See Corpuscular theory, under Corpuscular.

Translations
trans-top|Something that is emitted, especially the exhaust from a car
Chinese: ��, 尤�汽车��
Dutch: uitstoot, emissie
Finnish: päästö
German: Aussto�, Emission
Russian: в�п��к, �ми��и�
Spanish: emisión
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trans-top|The act of sending or throwing out
Chinese: ��, ��
Finnish: liikkeeseenlasku, emissio
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trans-top|That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time
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See also
emissions testing
smog test

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• 2007-10-15 14:37 - Robert Ullmann - restore simple 1st sense

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