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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•a•na•tion (em′ə nā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of emanating.
- something that emanates or is emanated.
- Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Symbol: Em
- Late Latin ēmānātiōn- (stem of ēmānātiō), equivalent. to ēmānāt(us) (see emanate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1560–70
em′a•na′tion•al, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emanation /ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/ n - an act or instance of emanating
- something that emanates or is produced; effusion
- a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon
ˌemaˈnational adj WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•a•nate /ˈɛməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to (cause to) flow out, issue forth, or come from: [~ + from + object]The brook emanates from an underground spring.[~ + object]His whole face emanates patience.
em•a•na•tion, n. [countable* uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•a•nate (em′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. - to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth;
originate. v.t. - to send forth;
emit.
- Latin ēmānātus having flowed out (past participle of ēmānāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + mān- flow + -ātus -ate1
- 1780–90
em′a•na′tive, adj. em′a•na′tor, n. em•a•na•to•ry (em′ə nə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arise, spring, flow. See emerge.
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