emit
pronunciation
How to pronounce emit in British English:
UK [iˈmɪt]
How to pronounce emit in American English:
US [iˈmɪt]
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- Verb:
- expel (gases or odors)
- give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
- express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
Word Origin
- emit (v.)
- 1620s, from Latin emittere "send forth," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Emitted; emitting.
Example
- 1. They emit squeaks and gauge their environment based on the echo returned .
- 2. During early development , an embryo uses stored chemical energy to emit signals that help synchronize cell division .
- 3. They emit squeaks and gauge their environment based on the echo returned . Dolphins and shrews use it too .
- 4. Cell phones emit " non-ionizing radiation , " similar to the kind produced by microwave ovens and cordless phones .
- 5. When excited , such crystals emit light .