emit

e·mit  (-mt)

tr.v. e·mit·ted, e·mit·ting, e·mits

1. To give or send out (matter or energy): isotopes that emit radioactive particles; a stove emitting heat.

2.

a. To give out as sound; utter: "She emitted her small strange laugh" (Edith Wharton).

b. To voice; express: emit an opinion.

3. To issue with authority, especially to put (currency) into circulation.

---

[Latin mittere, to send out : -, ex-, ex- + mittere, to send.]

---

e·mitter n.

---

emit [ɪˈmɪt]

vb emits, emitting, emitted (tr)

1. to give or send forth; discharge the pipe emitted a stream of water

2. to give voice to; utter she emitted a shrill scream

3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics to give off (radiation or particles)

4. (Economics) to put (currency) into circulation

[from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	emit - expel (gases or odors) pass off, breathe belch, burp, eruct, bubble - expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" force out - emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter" give forth, emanate, exhale - give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" radiate - send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness" bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
	2.	emit - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" give out, give off effuse - give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness" shine, reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" spark, sparkle - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" radiate - send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat" scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" fume, smoke - emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" reek - give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun" shoot - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" ray - emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" steam - emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming" take in, absorb - suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
	3.	emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" let loose, let out, utter call - utter in a loud voice or announce; "He called my name"; "The auctioneer called the bids" gibber - chatter inarticulately; of monkeys crow - express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy" crow - utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning" trumpet - utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting" coo - cry softly, as of pigeons cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" miaou, miaow - make a cat-like sound tsk, tut, tut-tut - utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval echo, repeat - to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders" call - utter a characteristic note or cry; "bluejays called to one another" shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer" gurgle - utter with a gurgling sound; "`Help,' the stabbing victim gurgled" cry - utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" nasale - speak in a nasal voice; "`Come here,' he nasaled" bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" sigh - utter with a sigh troat - emit a cry intended to attract other animals; used especially of animals at rutting time lift - make audible; "He lifted a war whoop" pant - utter while panting, as if out of breath volley - utter rapidly; "volley a string of curses" break into - express or utter spontaneously; "break into a yodel"; "break into a song"; "break into tears" heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused" splutter, sputter - utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" hoot - to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play dice, and dance" grunt - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval" wolf-whistle - whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males snort - indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the proposed bridegroom" spit, spit out - utter with anger or contempt groan, moan - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" growl, rumble, grumble - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" wrawl, yammer, yowl, howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger" baa, blat, blate, bleat - cry plaintively; "The lambs were bleating" bellow, roar - make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" churr, whirr - make a vibrant sound, as of some birds chirr - make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas meow, mew - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed" quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" hoot - utter the characteristic sound of owls cronk, honk - cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval sibilate - utter a sibilant bray, hee-haw - braying characteristic of donkeys oink, squeal - utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

---

emit

verb

1. give off, release, shed, leak, transmit, discharge, send out, throw out, vent, issue, give out, radiate, eject, pour out, diffuse, emanate, exude, exhale, breathe out, cast out, give vent to, send forth The stove emitted a cloud of evil-smelling smoke.
give off receive, absorb, take in, incorporate, consume, digest, drink in, soak up, devour, assimilate, suck up, ingest

2. utter, produce, voice, give out, let out Polly blinked and emitted a small cry.

Translations

emit [ɪˈmɪt] VT [+ sparks] → echar; [+ light, signals] → emitir; [+ smoke, heat, smell] → despedir; [+ cry] → dar; [+ sound] → producir

---

emit [ɪˈmɪt] vt

(= discharge, give out) [+ radiation, gas, radio waves] → émettre; [+ light, sound] → émettre; [+ smell] → dégager

(= utter) [+ cry, whistle] → émettre

---

emit

vt

light → ausstrahlen, abstrahlen; radiation → aussenden, emittieren (spec); sound → abgeben; gas, smell → verströmen, ausströmen; vapour, smoke (continuously) → abgeben; lava, cry → ausstoßen; liquid (gradually) → absondern, abscheiden; sparks → versprühen

banknotes → ausgeben

---

emit [ɪˈmɪt] vt (radiation) → emettere; (fumes) → esalare

---

emit [ɪˈmɪt] vt (radiation) → emettere; (fumes) → esalare

---

emit

v emit [iˈmit]

to give out (light, heat, a sound, a smell etc). uitstuur, uitgee, afgee يَبْعَث، يُصْدِر، يُرْسِل изпускам vydávat udstråle; afgive ausstrahlen εκπέμπω, αναδίδω emitir välja saatma, kiirgama بیرون دا دن؛ ساطع کردن säteillä émettre, dégager לְהָפִיץ उत्सर्जन कर davati, odašiljati kibocsát mengeluarkan senda frá sér emettere, trasmettere 発する 방출하다 skleisti, spinduliuoti izstarot (siltumu, gaismu); izdot (skaņu) mengeluar uitstralen sende ut, utstråle, avgi, dufte wydawać, emitować emitir a emite, a răspândi излучать; выделять vydávať oddajati emitovati sända (stråla) ut, avge ส่อง yaymak, çıkarmak 放射(光、熱、聲音、氣味等) випромінювати; поширювати حرارت ، روشنی ، آواز وغیرہ خارج کرنا toả ra 放射（光、热、声音、气味等）

n eˈmission [-ʃən]

uitstraling إرْسال، إصْدار، إنْبِعاث емисия záření; vydání udstråling; afgivelse die Ausstrahlung εκπομπή, ακτινοβολία emisión kiirgus برون فرستی؛ پخش päästö émission הוֹצָאָה उत्सर्जन odašiljanje, ispuštanje kibocsátás pengeluaran (út)sending emissione 放射 방출 skleidimas, spinduliavimas izstarošana; emisija bahan discas uitstraling utsending, avgivelse emisja emissão răspândire излучение; выделение emisia oddaja emisija utsändande, utströmmande, avgivande การส่อง yayma, çıkarma 放射 випускання; виділення اخراج sự tỏa ra 放射