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extramission

extramission

9.9
The sending out of light or small particles from a source
  • noun
  • /ˌɛkstrəˈmɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extramisión
  • The scientist studied the extramission of light from the new LED technology.

Examples

  • In physics, extramission refers to the process of particles being emitted from a radioactive source.

  • The concept of extramission helps explain how we perceive colors in different lighting conditions.

  • Arguably, Francesco's use of extramission for metaphoric purposes has more in common with poetic discourse than that of natural philosophers.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

emission
vsextramission
57 3.5

An act of releasing something like gas, steam, light, or heat from a source

focuses on sending out light or particles from a source
emanation
vsextramission
5 8.3

Something that comes out from a place, like gas, light or a smell

is limited to physical sending out like light or particles rather than feelings
emittance
vsextramission
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A number that shows how well a surface gives off heat as radiation

emphasizes the process of sending out rather than measuring its strength

How Intense

eruption
  • Specialized
73 3.9
extramission
  • Specialized
9.9
release
149 3.6
leak
290 1.0

Surface Forms

extramission singular
extramissions plural

Morphology

extramission = mission (semi-transparent) = extra + mission

The parts 'extra' (out) + 'mission' (sending) align with 'sending out' or emission, but 'mission' is more commonly understood as an assignment, so the relation may not be fully obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word extramission comes from extra- 'outside' and mittere 'to send', the same root as mission and emit. So in science extramission means the process of 'sending out' something, like light or particles, from a source.