emission

1. The act of emitting;
   Causing to flow forth (synset 101255647)
   is a type of: egress, egression, emergence - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
   subtypes:

   • radiation - the act of spreading outward from a central source
   • discharge, venting - the act of venting
   same as: emanation
2. A substance that is emitted or released (synset 114876637)
   is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
   subtypes:

   • exudate, exudation - a substance that oozes out from plant pores
   • transudate, transudation - a substance that transudes
   • effluvium - a foul-smelling outflow or vapor (especially a gaseous waste)
   • rheum - a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose)
   • vaginal discharge - discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white
   same as: discharge
3. The release of electrons from parent atoms (synset 113495493)
   is a type of: release - a process that liberates or discharges something
   subtypes:

   • photoemission - an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)
   • field emission - the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field
   • photoelectric emission - the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level
   • radiation, radioactivity - the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
   • secondary emission - the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons
   • thermal emission, thermionic emission - the emission of electrons from very hot substances
4. Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body (synset 113487789)
   "the discharge of pus"
   is a type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
   subtypes:

   • ejaculation - the discharge of semen in males
   • elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding - the bodily process of discharging waste matter
   • catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period - the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
   same as: discharge, expelling
5. The occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) (synset 107448468)
   is a type of: flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

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