emanation
Syllables: e·ma·na·tion/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/
emanation noun: the act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
Noun
emanation (countable and uncountable, plural emanations)
- The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
- That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
- Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
- Her love for Francis Evelyn was an emanation of that romance which is in the heart of every girl; her preference was as much circumstance as choice, and strengthened by no comparison.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 90
- (physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)
- The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.
emanation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
emanation in Hindi
- act of flowing
- प्रसर्जन prasarjan, निःसरण niḥsaraṇ, प्रसर्ग prasarg
emanation in Tamil
- சுரப்பு, உமிழல், வெளியிடல், கதிர் வெளிப்பாடு, வெளி உமிழ்வு
emanation in Malayalam
- consequence, product, result
- ഉത്ഭവിക്കുന്ന വസ്തു, ഉത്പന്നം, ഉത്പാദിതവസ്തു, പരിണതഫലം, പരിണാമം, ഭവിഷ്യത്ത്
- emission, discharge, radiation
- സ്രാവം, സ്ലാവം, നിർഗമം, നിർഗമനം, പുറംതള്ളൽ, ചോർച്ച
emanation in Kannada
- emanation
- ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ sṛṣṭi
Forms of emanation
| plural | emanations |
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Origin of emanation
From emanate + -ion.
Words formed from emanation
Words that rhyme with emanation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about emanation
- What does emanation mean?
- Emanation means the act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
- What is emanation in Hindi?
- Emanation in Hindi is प्रसर्जन (prasarjan), निःसरण (niḥsaraṇ), प्रसर्ग (prasarg). See Emanation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is emanation?
- Emanation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce emanation?
- Emanation is pronounced /ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of emanation?
- The plural of emanation is emanations.
Words near emanation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: emanation (page history and authors); emanation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); emanation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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