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Emission - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Emission : (noun)
1: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth [syn: emanation]
2: a substance that is emitted or released [syn: discharge]
3: the release of electrons from parent atoms
4: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out
of the body; "the discharge of pus" [syn: discharge, expelling]
5: the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Emission : \E*mis"sion\, n. [L. emissio: cf. F. ['e]mission. See
Emit.]
1. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending
forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission
of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire;
the emission of bank notes.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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EMISSION, med. jur. The act by which any matter whatever is thrown from the
body; thus it is usual to say,Emission : of urine, emission of semen, &c.
2. In cases of rape, when the fact of penetration is proved, it may be
left to the jury whether emission did or did not take place. Proof of
emission would perhaps be held to be evidence of penetration. Addis. R. 143;
2 So. Car. Const. R. 351; 2 Chitty, Crim. Law, 810; 1 Beck's Med. Jur. 140 1
Russ. C. & M. 560; 1 East, P. C. 437.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Emission |
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weloveiphonefr: Podcast #1 --> La première émission podcast de We Love iPhone!!! http://bit.ly/5chIQr |
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AileenSiroy: RT @bicolanodevil: sulfur dioxide Emission in the last 24 hours from mayon averaged at 6,529 tons per day |
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rangedlongbow: 'India not to accept any legal binding on Emission cut' http://nxy.in/bitt1 |
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