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单词 emanation
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emanation

noun

em·​a·​na·​tion ˌe-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce emanation (audio)
1
a
: the action of emanating
b
: the origination of the world by a series of hierarchically descending radiations from the Godhead through intermediate stages to matter
2
a
: something that emanates or is produced by emanation : effluence
b
: an isotope of radon produced by radioactive disintegration
radium emanation
emanative
ˈe-mə-ˌnā-tiv How to pronounce emanation (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Is Electra an emanation of Orestes’ desire to kill his mother? Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 28 July 2022 Seen in hovering profile, Duke Ellington seems as much emanation as man, an emissary from a musical realm DeCarava grants us entry to. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2022 But the green ooze emanation prompted another round of cleanup, the EPA spending more than $3.1 million before returning the site to state regulatory authority early last year. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2022 To hear the music as an emanation from above amplified its meaning in an uncanny way: the voice in the firmament was broken, lamenting. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 And Wixey notes that existing research on detrimental human exposure to acoustic emanations has found potential effects that are both physiological and psychological. Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2019 The building’s pores exude sweaty emanations of New York’s downtown art and poetry scene. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 6 June 2019 Last year, a group of researchers reported findings at the Crypto 2018 conference in Santa Barbara, California that ultrasonic emanations from the internal components of computer monitors could reveal the information being depicted on the screen. Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2019 But despite strenuous efforts by McCarthy and other Republicans to pretend the chant was some sort of spontaneous emanation from the crowd, Trump’s followers had only been echoing his own words. Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

emanation

noun

em·​a·​na·​tion ˌem-ə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce emanation (audio)
1
: the action of emanating
2
a
: something that emanates or is produced by emanation
b
: a heavy gaseous element produced by radioactive disintegration
radium emanation

emanation

noun

as in emission

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • emission
  • effluence
  • outflow
  • flow
  • outpouring
  • exodus
  • discharge
  • gush
  • outpour
  • ebb
  • drain
  • reflux
  • flight
  • emigration
  • diaspora
  • reflow
  • stampede
  • rush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inflow
  • influx
  • flux
  • income
  • inpouring
  • inrush
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