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emanation

[ em-uh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /
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noun

an act or instance of emanating.
something that emanates or is emanated.
Physical Chemistry. a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Symbol: Em

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Origin of emanation

1560–70; < Late Latin ēmānātiōn- (stem of ēmānātiō), equivalent to ēmānāt(us) (see emanate) + -iōn- -ion
Related formsem·a·na·tion·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for emanation

emanation

/ (ˌɛməˈneɪʃən) /

noun

an act or instance of emanating
something that emanates or is produced; effusion
a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon
Derived Formsemanational, adjective
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Word Origin and History for emanation

emanation

n.

1560s, from Late Latin emanationem (nominative emanatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin emanare "flow out, arise, proceed," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + manare "to flow," from PIE root *ma- "damp."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for emanation

emanation

[ ĕm′ə-nā′shən ]

n.

Something that issues from a source; an emission.
Any of several radioactive gases that are isotopes of radon and are products of radioactive decay.
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