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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The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule tied to the Clean Air Act and designed to limit seven of the most hazardous air pollutants that are emitted by heavy industry.
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Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
As a result, many builders will install gas furnaces and water heaters that emit planet-warming carbon pollution.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Therefore, this dispersion of molecular clouds as a result of photodissociation from light emitted by nearby stars seems to act as a feedback mechanism to regulate the rate of star formation, Burkhart's team believes.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The spectrograph breaks down far-ultraviolet light emitted by a material into its component wavelengths, similar to what a prism does with visible light, creating a spectrum that scientists can analyze.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
As a result, many builders will install gas furnaces and water heaters that emit planet-warming carbon pollution.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Therefore, this dispersion of molecular clouds as a result of photodissociation from light emitted by nearby stars seems to act as a feedback mechanism to regulate the rate of star formation, Burkhart's team believes.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The spectrograph breaks down far-ultraviolet light emitted by a material into its component wavelengths, similar to what a prism does with visible light, creating a spectrum that scientists can analyze.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emit. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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