to emit
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4.4
- verb
- /ɪˈmɪt/
:
emitir
- Light bulbs emit bright light, illuminating the entire room.
- emit light
- emit radiation
- emit photons
We don't run around emitting ultrasonic squeaks like bats.
- We don't run around emitting ultrasonic squeaks like bats.
- What happens when the black hole emits its particles?
- He does experiments that show bone emits light just like an LED diode.
- And therefore it emits mostly infrared light.
- We learned this is our purpose here to emit foul odors.
- Dark matter doesn't reflect light, absorb light, emit light, or whatever.
Examples
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It can absorb and emit infrared radiation.
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You are looking at an industrial laser which emits an extraordinary light not to be found in nature.
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It's about the total amount of carbon that we emit between now and then.
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And emit very intense heat.
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The various regions of the brain do not emit the same brain wave frequencies simultaneously.
Academic text (1990) -
Objects that are far away that emit light are dim.
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And therefore it emits mostly infrared light.
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Since the atmosphere is at a finite temperature, it emits light, just like any gas.
Academic text (1993) -
One final thing to notice is that geothermal plants do emit greenhouse gases.
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It emits tremendous amounts of greenhouse gases that are highly destructive to our planet.
Synonyms
446
2.7
To allow a liquid, gas, or energy to flow out
60
6.5
To come out from a source, like a smell, sound, or feeling
57
2.6
To send out something like a smell, light, or heat
33
4.3
Give off heat, light, or energy from a source
8
2.9
To send out light, heat, sound or a smell
6
3.0
To shine brightly and send light in a certain direction
4
6.5
Give off liquid slowly, often in drops
1
5.5
To send out a sound, light, or smell
To come out freely, as a liquid, gas, or light
To send out something suddenly and strongly, like smoke or words
To release gas or a bad smell quietly
Antonyms
How Much
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5.1
12
4.4
925
1.8
91
4.4
212
1.0
82
2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Emit comes from the Latin parts e- 'out' and mittere 'to send', so it literally means to 'send out' something like light, heat, sound, or gas. Think of a lamp that emits light or a machine that emits sound, and you will see they 'send out' energy or noise.