emanation

[ em-uh-ney-shuh n ]

/ ˌɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of emanating.

Physical Chemistry. a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Symbol: Em

Nearby words

emagram, email, emalangeni, emanant, emanate, emanation, emancipate, emancipated, emancipation, emancipation proclamation, emancipationist

Origin of emanation

1560–70; < Late Latin ēmānātiōn- (stem of ēmānātiō), equivalent to ēmānāt(us) (see emanate) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

em·a·na·tion·al, adjective

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Examples from the Web for emanation

Nor is the next body in succession—the emanation, for it gives only a-rays.
The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays|J. (John) Joly
He describes how the second principle issues by emanation out of the first, and the third out of the second.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper
The universe is an emanation from the perfect, and an effort towards perfection.
Initiation into Philosophy|Emile Faguet
In the later system of emanation of Sankhya there is a more marked approach to a materialistic doctrine of evolution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various

For these reasons he declares the Constitution was not an emanation, in any true sense, from the people.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Three|Abraham Lincoln

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 Forms

emanational, adjective

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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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emanation

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