emission
/ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.70 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "the emission was mostly blood"
- "Cymarron's sound resembled the mellow folkie emissions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America."
- "the emission of light from the sun"
- "the emission of heat from a fire"
- "Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place."
- "All too often, such shows result in destroying any idea that the topic just _could possibly_ be serious. I also discussed with gothic friends, telling they once were interviewed by people claiming to be creating an emission about gothics... just to discover later that the real topic was sects!"
Etymology
First attested in 1607. From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: émission, ēmissiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/
- British English: /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/