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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Emit \E*mit"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Emitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emitting}.] [L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to send. See {Mission}.]
1. To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.
Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows. --Prior.
2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.
No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. --Const. of the U. S.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
emitting \emitting\ adjective [pr. p. of {emit} (definition 2)] giving off light or heat or radiation; as, the physical temperature of the emitting material. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
emit
verb
1: expel (gases or odors) [syn: {breathe}, {pass off}]
2: give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: {give out}, {give off}] [ant: {absorb}]
3: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: {utter}, {let out}, {let loose}] [also: {emitting}, {emitted}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
emitting
adjective: giving off light or heat or radiation; "the physical temperature of the emitting material"
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
emitting See {emit}
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