emanation

noun

em·​a·​na·​tion ˌe-mə-ˈnā-shən 

1

a

: the action of emanating

b

: the origination of the world by a series of hierarchically descending radiations from the Godhead through intermediate stages to matter

2

a

: something that emanates or is produced by emanation : effluence

b

: an isotope of radon produced by radioactive disintegration

radium emanation

emanative

ˈe-mə-ˌnā-tiv 

adjective

Examples of emanation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both shield and shell are created in order to protect the tender flesh within, but a shield is the result of a huge amount of human labor, mining and refining and beating of the hot metal, and a shell is a natural emanation of the beast that builds it. —Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024

Lacking this, other than emanations and penumbras, how exactly are bond prices supposed to measure NRSRO ratings in basis points? —Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

The blanket presidential immunity ordained in Trump v. United States was not even discernable in the penumbras, emanations or subtext of the Constitution. —Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024

This legal theology, conjured from the penumbras and emanations of past antiregulatory decisions, insists that sizable regulations require patently-impossible-to-acquire congressional authorization. —The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

emanation

noun

em·​a·​na·​tion ˌem-ə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: the action of emanating

2

a

: something that emanates or is produced by emanation

b

: a heavy gaseous element produced by radioactive disintegration

radium emanation