emission

English Thesaurus

1. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth (noun.act)

hypernym	:	egress, egression, emergence,
definition	:	the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent (noun.act)

hyponym	:	radiation,
definition	:	the act of spreading outward from a central source (noun.act)

hyponym	:	discharge, venting,
definition	:	the act of venting (noun.act)

2. the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	flow, flowing,
definition	:	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) (noun.event)

3. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process)

hypernym	:	activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process,
definition	:	an organic process that takes place in the body (noun.process)

hyponym	:	ejaculation,
definition	:	the discharge of semen in males (noun.process)

hyponym	:	elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding,
definition	:	the bodily process of discharging waste matter (noun.process)

hyponym	:	catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period,
definition	:	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause (noun.process)

4. the release of electrons from parent atoms (noun.process)

hypernym	:	release,
definition	:	a process that liberates or discharges something (noun.process)

hyponym	:	photoemission,
definition	:	an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface) (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	field emission,
definition	:	the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field (noun.process)

hyponym	:	photoelectric emission,
definition	:	the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level (noun.process)

hyponym	:	radiation, radioactivity,
definition	:	the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay (noun.process)

hyponym	:	secondary emission,
definition	:	the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons (noun.process)

hyponym	:	thermal emission, thermionic emission,
definition	:	the emission of electrons from very hot substances (noun.process)

5. a substance that is emitted or released (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	material, stuff,
definition	:	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	exudate, exudation,
definition	:	a substance that oozes out from plant pores (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	transudate, transudation,
definition	:	a substance that transudes (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	effluvium,
definition	:	a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste) (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	rheum,
definition	:	a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose) (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	vaginal discharge,
definition	:	discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white (noun.substance)

6. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	emanate, exhale, give forth,
definition	:	give out (breath or an odor) (verb.body)

derivation	:	breathe, emit, pass off,
definition	:	expel (gases or odors) (verb.body)

derivation	:	emanate,
definition	:	proceed or issue forth, as from a source (verb.change)

derivation	:	emit, give off, give out,
definition	:	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)

7. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process)

derivation	:	discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release,
definition	:	eliminate (a substance) (verb.body)

8. the act of emitting; causing to flow forth (noun.act)

derivation	:	emanate, exhale, give forth,
definition	:	give out (breath or an odor) (verb.body)

derivation	:	breathe, emit, pass off,
definition	:	expel (gases or odors) (verb.body)

derivation	:	emanate,
definition	:	proceed or issue forth, as from a source (verb.change)

derivation	:	emit, give off, give out,
definition	:	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)

9. any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (noun.process)

derivation	:	discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release,
definition	:	eliminate (a substance) (verb.body)