emit
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.
to issue formally for circulation, as paper money.
Origin of emit
1Other words from emit
- re·e·mit, verb (used with object), re·e·mit·ted, re·e·mit·ting.
- self-e·mit·ted, adjective
- un·e·mit·ted, adjective
- un·e·mit·ting, adjective
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How to use emit in a sentence
Quarks transform from one color to another by absorbing or emitting particles called gluons, the carriers of the strong force.
A New Map of All the Particles and Forces | Natalie Wolchover, Samuel Velasco and Lucy Reading-Ikkanda | October 22, 2020 | Quanta MagazineKaaret and his colleagues also found that the disk had a clumpy composition, with some patches emitting x-rays more intensely than others.
Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in | Kate Baggaley | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceMost of the scientific interest is in PS1, which acts like a tiny photosensitive battery, absorbing energy from sunlight and emitting electrons with nearly 100-percent efficiency.
Popeye would approve: Spinach could hold key to renewable fuel cell catalysts | Jennifer Ouellette | October 16, 2020 | Ars TechnicaWe all know that we breathe out carbon dioxide but we also emit clouds of octenol in our breath and sweat—what a pleasant thought.
Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires | Erica McAlister | October 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHow high the concentration gets depends in part on the number of people in the room, how much they emit and the air exchange rate.
When COVID-19 Superspreaders Are Talking, Where You Sit In The Room Matters | LGBTQ-Editor | October 11, 2020 | No Straight News
As that matter orbits the black hole, it heats up and emits a lot of light.
She crinkles her brow and then, on cue, she emits a keening howl.
That the plant no longer emits significant amounts of radiation.
Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup Bogged Down in Bureaucracy, Could Take Decades | Lennox Samuels | March 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt emits nationalist noises against the United States and Israel, downgrading co-operation with former partners.
Gas emits about half as much carbon per unit of energy as coal.
It was brief and hearty, such as a man emits who is highly pleased over something said by a companion.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisThe fire of which we speak above emits the purest light, and resides in the highest region, by virtue of its nature.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)The palillo emits an exceedingly agreeable scent, and is one of the ingredients used in making the perfumed water called mistura.
It burns with a bluish-white flame and emits a whitish smoke.
The possession of much ready money emits a peculiar effluence in both directions—back to the past, forward into the future.
The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for emit
/ (ɪˈmɪt) /
to give or send forth; discharge: the pipe emitted a stream of water
to give voice to; utter: she emitted a shrill scream
physics to give off (radiation or particles)
to put (currency) into circulation
Origin of emit
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