emission
noun
uk/iˈmɪʃ.ən/us/iˈmɪʃ.ən/C1[U]
theactofsendingoutgas,heat,light, etc.:
(气体、热量、光线等的)排放,散发,射出Bioluminescence is the emission oflightfromlivingorganisms.
Excessinfraredemission wasdetectedaround six of thesestars.
C1[C]
anamountofgas,heat,light, etc. that issentout:
排放物;散发物He uses anightobservationdevicethatpicksupheatemissions.
There is ariskofaccidentswithlargeemissionsof radioisotopes into thebiosphere.
[Cusually plural]environmentspecialized
anamountof asubstancethat isproducedandsentout into theairthat isharmfulto theenvironment,especiallycarbondioxide:
Reducing theconsumptionofenergyandincreasingitsefficientuse wouldhelpcontrolemissions.
Thesehealthrisksarecausedbyvehicleemissions.
Theagreementaimedtohalftheemissionsratein 50years.
- We canmeasuretheabsorptionor emission oflightatspecificwavelengths.
- Fluctuations in theintensityof theradioemissionsfromstarsallowresearchers toinfertheamountofejectedmaterial.
- Research isunderwaytodevelopwaysofmeasuringthe full-body biophotonemissionsofhumansubjects.
- He hasconcernsabout the need tocurbemissionsof smog-formingnitrogenoxides,sulphurdioxideandmercury.
- Countries andcorporationsare makingeffortstocuttheirgreenhousegasemissions.
- Vehicles areplacedon atreadmillandtheiremissionsaremeasuredwhen thegaspedalispushedand thewheelsareturning.
- Stategovernorsaremovingtowardregionalemissionslimits.
- New,tougheremissionstandardsforcarswill bebroughtin.
Emitting and ejecting
- carbon emissions
- discharge
- displace
- displaced
- displacement
- eject
- ejection
- ejector
- emitter
- expel
- expulsion
- exude
- givesomethingoff
- loose
- puff
- re-emit
- send
- sendsomethingout
- shed
- shedding
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