emit

1 expel (gases or odors) [syn: breathe, pass off]

2 give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" [syn: give out, give off] [ant: absorb]

3 express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: utter, let out, let loose] [also: emitting, emitted]

English

Verb

1. To send out or give off.

Derived terms

• emission

Translations

Anagrams

• item
• mite
• time

Finnish

Noun

emit

1. Plural of emi

Emit may refer to:

• Emit, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
• Em:t Records, a British record label that specializes in ambient music. Technically the name has a colon in place of the letter "I", but it is pronounced (and often erroneously written) like the common word "emit".
• Cornish derogatory slang for a tourist or newcomer, especially one that has a second home or attempts to drive inappropriately large cars around country lanes or villages. This derives from the Cornish word for 'ant'. Pronounced Em-mit rather than e-MIT.
• EMIT or Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique, a common drug test
• Emission
• EMIT (corporation), Norwegian timing equipment manufactor

See also

• Emmet - Cornish slangterm for Tourist. Sometimes spelt Emmit/Emit.
• Emitter

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