emit
/ɪˈmɪt
/verb (emits, emitting, emitted) [with object]
1Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation): even the best cars emit carbon dioxide...
- In this model the gamma rays are emitted as synchrotron radiation by electrons that are accelerated to much lower energies.
- At a synchrotron radiation source, electrons emit radiation as they are guided by magnets around a storage ring.
- The intensity of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source varies as a function of both frequency and direction.
Synonyms
discharge, release, give out/off, pour out, send forth, throw out, void, effuse, vent, give vent to, issue;
leak, ooze, shed, excrete, disgorge, secrete, eject;
spout, belch, spew out;
emanate, radiate, exhale, ejaculate, exude
rare eruct
1.1Make (a sound): she emitted a sound like laughter...
- Pooh briefly emitted a noise that sounded vaguely like some kind of curse.
- The headphones emit a sound that cancels out airplane noise.
- Poppy was huddled in a rabbit hutch, both her ears held flat to her head, making meowing actions but emitting no sound.
Synonyms
utter, voice, let out, produce, give vent to, issue, come out with, pronounce, express;
declare, articulate, vocalize
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin emittere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of' + mittere 'send'.