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emittent

/ɪˈmɪtənt/

emittent adjective: sending forth; emissive.

Adjective

emittent (comparative more emittent, superlative most emittent)

  1. Sending forth; emissive.
    • For, not to repeat, that the emittent Body was firm and cold, the Effect produced by the Effluvium that guided the Setting-dog, vvas vvrought upon the Senſory of a living and vvarm Animal; […]1673, Robert Boyle, “Of the Determinate Nature of Effluviums. Chapter IV.”, in Essays of the Strange Subtilty, Great Efficacy, Determinate Nature of Effluviums. […], London: […] W[illiam] G[odbid]...

Forms of emittent

comparativemore emittent
superlativemost emittent

Origin of emittent

From Latin emittens, present participle of emittere.

Questions about emittent

What does emittent mean?
Emittent means sending forth; emissive.
What part of speech is emittent?
Emittent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce emittent?
Emittent is pronounced /ɪˈmɪtənt/.

Words near emittent in the dictionary

  1. emits
  2. emittable
  3. emittance
  4. emittances
  5. emitted
  6. emittent
  7. emitter
  8. emitter-coupled logic
  9. emitters
  10. emitting
  11. EML

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