Etymology First attested in 1607. From Middle French émission, from Latin ēmissiō (“sending forth”), from ēmittō (“send out”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mittō (“send”).
1
Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
the emission was mostly blood
Cymarron's sound resembled the mellow folkie emissions of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and America.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 274:
2
The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
the emission of light from the sun
the emission of heat from a fire
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Camden motive power depot has been much criticised for its emission of smoke in a residential neighbourhood and its complete dieselisation is rapidly taking place.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
All too often, such shows result in destroying any idea that the topic just _could possibly_ be serious. I also discussed with gothic friends, telling they once were interviewed by people claiming to be creating an emission about gothics... just to discover later that the real topic was sects!2002 June 13, Laura Dove, “Documentary about vampires”, in alt.vampyres (Usenet), retrieved 18 Dec 2022: