Synonyms for emission
ɪˈmɪʃ ənemis·sion

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1. emission, emanationnoun

   the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

   Synonyms:
   expelling, rise, procession, discharge, emanation

2. discharge, emissionnoun

   a substance that is emitted or released

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, arc, emanation, firing, waiver, firing off, dismission, sack, discharge, venting, liberation, release, sacking, spark, run, electric arc, expelling, outpouring, electric discharge

3. emissionnoun

   the release of electrons from parent atoms

   Synonyms:
   expelling, discharge, emanation

4. discharge, emission, expellingnoun

   any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

   "the discharge of pus"

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, arc, emanation, firing, waiver, firing off, dismission, sack, discharge, venting, liberation, release, sacking, spark, run, electric arc, expelling, outpouring, electric discharge

5. emissionnoun

   the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

   Synonyms:
   expelling, discharge, emanation

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Process
   • Emergence
   • Flow
   • Material
   • Release

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. emissionnoun

   Synonyms:
   issue, sending out, throwing out

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1. List of paraphrases for "emission":

   emissions, issuance, emission-related, playout, issuing, programming, broadcasts, broadcast, discharge, emitting

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1. United Nations:

   The world's energy supply remains dominated by coal, oil and gas, driving emission levels that are inconsistent with climate goals.

2. Kate Larsen:

   We need to repeat 2020 in terms of emission reductions while achieving economic growth, we really need to escalate annual emissions reductions ; we can't have any more years of emissions growth.

3. Teruaki Enoto:

   Out of more than 2,800 pulsars cataloged, the Crab pulsar is one of only a few that emit giant radio pulses, which occur sporadically and can be hundreds to thousands of times brighter than the regular pulses, after decades of observations, only the Crab has been shown to enhance its giant radio pulses with emission from other parts of the spectrum.

4. Paarup Michelsen:

   Norway has a schizophrenic relationship with climate and oil and gas, we are great at adopting ambitious emission targets, but at the same time we plan for oil and gas production for decades to come.

5. Wood Mackenzie:

   Large smelting capacity for copper, zinc and lead is located in the target area and will need to either upgrade to meet new emission norms or face production curbs, cost pressure will likely increase. Our analysis on copper smelters shows up to 2.6 million tonnes a year capacity could be affected.