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

These were pre-Hispanic ingredients — old Aztec flavors, one imagined — many new to me in texture and taste, and, as such, they felt like an emanation of the culinary history of the land.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

“Whether C. auris is the first example of new pathogenic fungi emerging from climate change … its emanation stokes worries that humanity may face new diseases from fungal adaptation to hotter climates,” they write.

From Scientific American • Jul. 23, 2019

“That phases out laser emanation and spreads the beam into ordinary light.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick