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Definition of: emission
(i·mish′ən) noun
1. The act of emitting or that which is emitted.
2. Electronics The ejection of electrons from the heated cathode or filament of a vacuum tube.
3. Med. A discharge of body fluids, especially semen. [<L emissio, -onis <emitiere. See EMIT.]
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