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. Dheeraj Pasham:

   The fact that we can track this region of bright X-ray emission as it circles the black hole lets us track just how quickly material in the disk is spinning, that gives us information about the spin rate of the supermassive black hole itself.

2. Eleonora Troja:

   The 2016 event was very exciting at first. It was nearby and visible with every major telescope, including Very Large Telescope. But it didn't match our predictions -- we expected to see the infrared emission become brighter and brighter over several weeks.

3. Erin Kara:

   Previously, astronomers had thought that the x-ray emission is coming from far out in a jet, but what we’re finding with these observations, is that the x-ray emission is coming from flares very close to the supermassive black hole. And we can use these observations to probe properties of the black hole itself.

4. James Longhurst:

   If the deliberate bypassing of emission control systems is more widespread than just VW diesel sales in the U.S., then it may help explain what has been observed in measurements of air pollution in cities, at this point we don't know the exact size of the problem, but it will, without doubt, have added to the health burden. Public health has been deliberately put at risk.

5. Tian Weiyong:

   But we might start with tighter emission standards in the 80 cities.