emanation

American  

[em-uh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɛm əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of emanating.

2. something that emanates or is emanated.

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

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emanation British  

/ ˌɛməˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of emanating

2. something that emanates or is produced; effusion

3. a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon

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Other Word Forms

• emanational adjective

Etymology

Origin of emanation

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

Example Sentences

The defining attribute of a dictatorship, as well as of kingship in its ancient and absolute form, is the assertion that law—its making, interpretation, adjudication, and enforcement—is an emanation of the will of one man.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

“The form of the danger is an emanation of energy. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.”

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024

I want to say yes, except that this renewed fascination with twins is not so much an emanation of intellectual curiosity as it is an expression of our collective distress and anxiety.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

“Chills and fever have been attributed for ages to ‘miasm,’ an emanation from the earth so subtle that the ablest chemist was not able to detect it.

From Scientific American • Nov. 6, 2021

A victim was still needed before the outsiders and many of the old inhabitants of Macondo would credit the legend that Remedios Buendía did not give off a breath of love but a fatal emanation.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez