emitted; emitting
1
a
: to throw or give off or out
emit light/heat
b
: to send out : eject
2
a
: to issue with authority
especially
: to put (something, such as money) into circulation
b
obsolete
: publish
3
: to give utterance or voice to
emitted a groan
emitter
noun
Examples of emit in a Sentence
The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.
chimneys emitting thick, black smoke
The brakes emitted a loud squeal.
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This signal made the initial detection exciting: on a planet that may have a massive ocean, there is likely a gas that is, on Earth, emitted by biological organisms.
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Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Far-infrared light, associated with longer wavelengths than what even the James Webb Space Telescope can see, is emitted by cosmic dust that has absorbed starlight.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Searching images from other telescopes, the astronomers found an object emitting visible and infrared light right at the ORC’s center.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
So the cosmic dark ages aren’t entirely dark; those clouds of primordial neutral hydrogen are emitting tremendous amounts of 21-cm radiation.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Far-infrared light, associated with longer wavelengths than what even the James Webb Space Telescope can see, is emitted by cosmic dust that has absorbed starlight.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Searching images from other telescopes, the astronomers found an object emitting visible and infrared light right at the ORC’s center.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
So the cosmic dark ages aren’t entirely dark; those clouds of primordial neutral hydrogen are emitting tremendous amounts of 21-cm radiation.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emit
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“Emit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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