emitted; emitting
1
a
: to throw or give off or out
emit light/heat
b
: to send out : eject
2
a
: to issue with authority
especially
: to put (something, such as money) into circulation
b
obsolete
: publish
3
: to give utterance or voice to
emitted a groan
emitter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of emit in a Sentence
The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.
chimneys emitting thick, black smoke
The brakes emitted a loud squeal.
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Methane, which has 86 times the warming impact of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, is largely emitted by fracking.
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Companies like Microsoft are among the few leading the charge by planning to remove all of the carbon the company has emitted directly or through electricity consumption since its founding in 1975, but many industries have yet to follow suit.
—Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Keck Cosmic Web Imager enabled measurements of the velocity of any material within the nebula that emits light.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
But in reality the ants are only responding to certain chemicals—in the first case, one that serves as a kind of distress call, and, in the second, ones emitted by a carcass.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Companies like Microsoft are among the few leading the charge by planning to remove all of the carbon the company has emitted directly or through electricity consumption since its founding in 1975, but many industries have yet to follow suit.
—Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Related article Webb telescope spots a star on the brink of exploding
The Keck Cosmic Web Imager enabled measurements of the velocity of any material within the nebula that emits light.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
But in reality the ants are only responding to certain chemicals—in the first case, one that serves as a kind of distress call, and, in the second, ones emitted by a carcass.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emit. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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