Main Entry:

em·a·na·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌe-mə-ˈnā-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

1570

1 a: the action of emanating b: the origination of the world by a series of hierarchically descending radiations from the Godhead through intermediate stages to matter2 a: something that emanates or is produced by emanation : effluence b: an isotope of radon produced by radioactive disintegration <radium emanation>

— em·a·na·tive \ˈe-mə-ˌnā-tiv\ adjective