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emission
noun(emis-sion)
an act or instance of emitting : emanation
emission
noun(emis-sion)
publication
emission
noun(emis-sion)
a putting into circulation
emission
noun(emis-sion)
the production of sound waves by a material when it is subjected to stress; also : the sound waves produced in this manner
emission
noun(emis-sion)
tomography in which a cross-sectional image of regional metabolism is obtained by a usually color-coded representation of the distribution of gamma radiation given off in the collision of electrons in cells with positrons emitted by radionuclides incorporated into metabolic substances that have been administered (as by injection)
emission
noun(emis-sion)
the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by particles (such as electrons or ions) from a primary source
emission
verb(emis-sion)
to emit (something) again

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