emission

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emis·sion | \ ē-ˈmi-shən

Definition of emission

1a : an act or instance of emitting : emanation

b archaic : publication

c : a putting into circulation

2a : something sent forth by emitting: such as

(1) : electromagnetic radiation from an antenna or a celestial body

(2) usually emissions : substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)

b : effluvium

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Examples of emission in a Sentence

trying to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

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