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emanator

emanator

9.0
A source that gives off light, sound, or energy
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmənˌeɪtər/
translation icon : emisor
  • A candle serves as an emanator of soft light.

Examples

  • The sun is a powerful emanator of light and heat.

  • In the story, the mysterious emanator filled the room with a soft blue glow.

  • The lamp was the main emanator of warmth in the chilly cabin.

  • Scientists studied the emanator to understand how it produced such intense radiation.

  • The sun is a powerful emanator of light and heat.

  • A candle serves as an emanator of soft light.

  • In the story, the mysterious emanator filled the room with a soft blue glow.

Synonyms

emitter
vsemanator
73 5.6

A device that gives off light, heat, or sound

also covers people as well as objects that produce such outputs
radiator
vsemanator
1 3.5

An object that sends out heat or light, for example the sun

is a general source not limited to heat or wave forms
emanant
vsemanator
  • Formal
9.9

A source that gives off something like light or warmth

is broader by covering physical things like light, sound, or energy
spewer
vsemanator
7.5

A person or thing that gives out large amounts of something

is neutral about strength and amount of what is produced
discharger
vsemanator
  • Specialized
6.9

A person or machine that lets electricity flow out

focuses on producing or sending out rather than allowing stored flow

Antonyms

absorber
  • Specialized
8 7.8

A material in a nuclear reactor that takes in neutrons to slow the reaction

How Strong

powerhouse
57 4.5
emanator
9.0
radiator
1 3.5
emitter
73 5.6
source
2.6

Surface Forms

emanator singular
emanators plural

Morphology

emanator = emanate (transparent) = emanate + or

Formed by the verb 'emanate' plus the productive agentive suffix '-or', yielding 'one/thing that emits'.

Etymology

Emanator comes from the Latin parts e- 'out' and manare 'to flow', so it means something that 'flows out' from a source. This is why we can call a lamp or speaker an emanator: it 'sends out' light, sound, or energy into a room.