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emissions

emissions is the plural of emission.

Meaning of emission

Noun (1)

emission (countable and uncountable, plural emissions)

  1. Something which is emitted or sent out; issue.
    • the emission was mostly blood
    Synonyms:
    issuance
  2. The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation.
    • the emission of light from the sun

Noun (2)

emission (plural emissions)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) A show; a program.
    • All too often, such shows result in destroying any idea that the topic just _could possibly_ be serious. I also discussed with gothic friends, telling they once were interviewed by people claiming to be creating an emission about gothics... just to discover later that the real topic was sects!2002 June 13, Laura Dove, “Documentary about vampires”, in alt.vampyres (Usenet), retrieved 18 Dec 2022

Words formed from emissions

Phrases with emissions

Questions about emissions

What is emissions the plural of?
Emissions is the plural of emission.

Words near emissions in the dictionary

  1. emission spectra
  2. emission spectrum
  3. emission spectrums
  4. emission theory
  5. emissionless
  6. emissions
  7. emissions test
  8. emissions tests
  9. emissions trading
  10. Emissionsgate
  11. emissitious

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