emanation

noun

Definition of emanationnext
as in emission

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Recent Examples of emanation In 2015, for instance, Tel Aviv University researchers demonstrated a radio spying device that could steal information from a computer based on the electromagnetic emanations of its processor from a couple of feet away. — Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 4 Mar. 2026 From presence as performance to loving presence as emanation. — Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Another way of saying this is that the radiant or emanation point of most meteor showers appears highest in the sky before dawn. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025 This perhaps had something to do with the curious luminance of the boy’s face, as in paintings of saints, as though the glow were the emanation of grace. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emanation
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  1. emission
  2. effluence
  3. outflow
  4. flow
  5. outpouring
Noun
  • Traditionally, cement kilns have relied heavily on fossil fuels, creating emissions from combustion.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sustainability initiatives With the ship redo, Windstar added more energy efficient engines that reduce emissions of nitrous and sulfur oxides Advanced wastewater treatment systems were also installed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of emission
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  • The environment struggles with effluence from ground sources and pollution in general that pours into the Bay.
    — Louise Schiavone, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
  • All human activity now passes through a computational pipeline—even the sanitation worker transforms effluence into data.
    — TIME, TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Definition of effluence
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  • Any moisture that rides into the state will only be accessible to higher terrain, creating the low chance that outflows could gust into the Valley with debris in tow.
    — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These outflows, scientists say, inject an amount of energy comparable to several billion supernova explosions, driving turbulence through hot gas across distances of roughly 300,000 light-years —far beyond the boundaries of the host galaxy itself.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of outflow
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  • The president’s statement comes after Vice President JD Vance said last week that the administration has two goals in the war, including maintaining the flow of oil and gas from Gulf countries.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Water from the lakes is also used to generate hydroelectric power and to ensure a steady, predictable flow of water downstream, smoothing the water supply during droughts and when snowpack in the Rocky Mountains is low.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of flow
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  • What followed was a global outpouring of grief, conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and the heartbreaking image of her sons, William, then 15, and Harry, 12, following their mother’s casket through London.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Local media reporting on the issue sparked an outpouring of rage, with even the prime minister’s office weighing in.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of outpouring

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