EMIT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of emit in English emitverb [ T ] uk /ɪˈmɪt/ us /ɪˈmɪt/ -tt- Add to word list Add to word list C2 to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas: The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder. The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button. Emitting and ejecting

• discharge
• displace
• displaced
• displacement
• eject
• ejection
• ejector
• emission
• expel
• expel someone from something
• expulsion
• exude
• give something off phrasal verb
• loose
• send
• send something out phrasal verb
• shed
• shedding
• spew
• toss

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emit | American Dictionary

emitverb [ T ] us /iˈmɪt/ -tt- Add to word list Add to word list to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance: The alarm emits a high-pitched sound if anyone tries to break in.

emission

noun [ C/U ] us /iˈmɪʃ·ən/ [ C ] The regulations require a reduction in harmful emissions. (Definition of emit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of emit

emit The 13-cm radius outer wall is permitted to emit electrons where the plasma is in contact. From the Cambridge English Corpus The entrapment of radiation will make a photon be emitted and resonance-reabsorbed many times inside the laser material. From the Cambridge English Corpus Suppression of the potential well prevents the free electrons from recombination and, thus, no high-energy photon can be emitted. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some targets emit few relevant behaviors - because they are inactive or, in some cases, even deceptive. From the Cambridge English Corpus The situation is radically different if electrons are emitted by such a plasma. From the Cambridge English Corpus Since the frequency of the signals emitted by the baroreceptors is known, this can be done spectrally, if the coupling is linear. From the Cambridge English Corpus A single representation of expressions is used to solve equations, to simplify expressions, and to emit code. From the Cambridge English Corpus The size of the emitting region for each spectral line in the direction of the spectral dispersion can then be determined by the instrumental linewidth. From the Cambridge English Corpus Energetic electrons emitted from ethanol droplets irradiated by femtosecond laser pulses. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some spider mite-infested plant species emit new components that are not emitted when these plants are mechanically damaged. From the Cambridge English Corpus When the singer is obliged to sustain the note and to emit it over and over again, the effect is decidedly strenuous. From the Cambridge English Corpus Since these vocalizations are emitted before and during a play bout, they may carry some metacommunicative value. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result, hot electrons are confined inside and emitted gradually from the target, as an electron beam of long duration. From the Cambridge English Corpus These confined electrons are emitted from the target even after laser pulse is turned off. From the Cambridge English Corpus With this debugging information, all of the modules described here can be compiled to emit detailed traces. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of emit?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 發出，射出，散發（光、雜訊、氣味或氣體）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 发出，射出，散发（光、噪声、气味或气体）… See more in Spanish despedir, emitir… See more in Portuguese emitir… See more in Marathi in Turkish in French in Japanese in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish झोत, आवाज, वास किंवा वायु बाहेर सोडणे… See more (gaz, ısı, ışık vb.) yaymak… See more émettre, dégager… See more 排出（はいしゅつ）する… See more uitstralen… See more ஒரு கற்றை, சத்தம், வாசனை அல்லது வாயுவை அனுப்ப… See more प्रसारित करना, उत्सर्जित करना… See more કિરણ, અવાજ, ગંધ અથવા ગેસ છોડવો/કાઢવો… See more udstråle, afgive… See more sända (stråla) ut, avge… See more mengeluar… See more ausstrahlen… See more slippe ut, sende ut, gi fra seg… See more خارج کرنا, پھینکنا, باہر بھیجنا… See more випромінювати, поширювати… See more ఒక పుంజం, శబ్దం, వాసన లేక వాయువు పంపించడం… See more নির্গত করা… See more vydávat… See more mengeluarkan… See more ส่อง… See more toả ra… See more emitować, wydawać… See more Need a translator?

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