emission
noun
emis·sion
ē-ˈmi-shən 
1
a
: an act or instance of emitting : emanation
b
archaic
: publication
c
: a putting into circulation
2
a
: something sent forth by emitting: such as
(1)
: electromagnetic radiation from an antenna or a celestial body
(2)
usually emissions
: substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)
b
Examples of emission in a Sentence
trying to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
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Therefore, reducing or eliminating those emissions is regarded as the key to achieving the state’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
In all other instances, MDE wrote that there were no emissions violations.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
The excess emissions were detected as part of mandatory testing designed to make sure vehicles are not violating federal tailpipe standards.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 July 2024
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
In all other instances, MDE wrote that there were no emissions violations.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 July 2024
The excess emissions were detected as part of mandatory testing designed to make sure vehicles are not violating federal tailpipe standards.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for emission
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emission
noun
emis·sion
ē-ˈmish-ən
1
: an act or instance of emitting
2
: something emitted or discharged
Medical Definition
emission
noun
emis·sion
ē-ˈmish-ən
1
: an act or instance of emitting
2
a
: something sent forth by emitting: as
(1)
: electrons discharged from a surface
(2)
: electromagnetic waves radiated by an antenna or a celestial body
(3)
: substances and especially pollutants discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile gasoline engine)
b
: a discharge of fluid from a living body
especially
: ejaculate see nocturnal emission
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