verbWord forms: emits, emitting or emitted(transitive)
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
to give off (radiation or particles)
4.
to put (currency) into circulation
Word origin
C17: from Latin ēmittere to send out, from mittere to send
Examples of 'emitting' in a sentence
emitting
Groaning, he got up and hobbled down the steps that led to the path below, emitting a wheeze with every breath.
Smith, Evelyn E MISS MELVILLE REGRETS
One proposal is that only cars emitting less than 75g/km will be exempt.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And they have magnetic and light-emitting properties that make them invaluable to manufacturers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A man smokes a cigar, 'emitting a flood of grey air'.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
Those emitting up to 225g/km would continue to be charged 8.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It even sounds good, emitting a throaty roar as the red line approaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A whale emitting at a single (low) frequency is a puzzle.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hundreds and thousands of youths climbing all over carbon- emitting things.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Oled (organic light-emitting diode) is a new design of pixel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Zero to 60mph takes just 2.6 seconds, without emitting anything nasty from the tailpipe.
The Sun (2015)
All related terms of 'emitting'
emit
If something emits heat , light, gas , or a smell , it produces it and sends it out by means of a physical or chemical process.
emitted
to give or send forth ; discharge
light-emitting diode
a diode of semiconductor material, such as gallium arsenide , that emits light when a forward bias is applied, the colour depending on the semiconductor material: used as off/on indicators
re-emit
to emit again
organic light-emitting diode
a cell that emits light when voltage is applied: used as a display device replacing LCD technology in handheld devices such as mobile phones because it is brighter , thinner , faster,and cheaper
led
Led is the past tense and past participle of → lead 1 .