emitted; emitting
1
a
: to throw or give off or out
emit light/heat
b
: to send out : eject
2
a
: to issue with authority
especially
: to put (something, such as money) into circulation
b
obsolete
: publish
3
: to give utterance or voice to
emitted a groan
emitter
noun
Examples of emit in a Sentence
The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.
chimneys emitting thick, black smoke
The brakes emitted a loud squeal.
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One option would require universal permitting, meaning every business that emits the five toxics would need a permit, and another proposal would require universal permitting with some exceptions.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Terman says some models of light boxes sold online are either too small or don't emit enough bright light.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
This is significant as typically MoS₂ and other 2D semiconductors were too delicate and emitted very little light.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The difference in the zero-point energy of space between those two locations tells us, as first derived in Hawking’s 1974 paper, that radiation will be emitted from the region around the black hole, where space is curved the most strongly.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Terman says some models of light boxes sold online are either too small or don't emit enough bright light.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
This is significant as typically MoS₂ and other 2D semiconductors were too delicate and emitted very little light.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
The difference in the zero-point energy of space between those two locations tells us, as first derived in Hawking’s 1974 paper, that radiation will be emitted from the region around the black hole, where space is curved the most strongly.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emit
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emit. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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