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Definition
to send out — such as sound or light- The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays emitted by the sun.
emitted = sent out
- The plant emits a noxious odor.
- Today's clean coal power plants still emit carbon dioxide.
- She studies effects of the electromagnetic waves emitted by cell phones.
- The bulb gets its brightness from light-emitting diodes.
- This slug, when disturbed, emits a very fine purplish-red fluid, which stains the water for the space of a foot around.Charles Darwin -- The Voyage of the Beagle
- The Kindle's electronic ink doesn't emit light like most computer screens. Instead it reflects light like paper.
- Every little while she emitted a low growl, and at times, when it seemed to her he approached too near, the growl shot up in her throat to a sharp snarl.Jack London -- White Fang
- Powell, flattered and embarrassed, could but emit a vague murmur of protest.Joseph Conrad -- Chance
- Something had happened to the bell ... so that instead of emitting a pleasant ding or bong, the doorbell now sent an angry, window-shattering, you-guessed-the-wrong-answer-on-a-game-show kind of buzz through the Buckman house.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- The hallway of the Blixen Arms emitted the same green gloomy light no matter the time of day or night.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- Ulysses emitted a happy sigh.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- There was a blank screen instead of paper, and the whole contraption glowed, emitting a warm but not entirely friendly smell.Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses
- You cannot take me for a commonplace man, a mere rattle, emitting a vague and senseless noise.Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Penny said, emitting a pleasant, professional laugh.Khaled Hosseini -- And The Mountains Echoed
- It began to vibrate, to emit a low, steady hum that deepened and grew in volume.Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- It's as if it should draw in its rays, instead of emitting them.John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues
- When I picked her up, cradling her against me, she quieted down, emitting only a bunch of little gasps, like hiccups.Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
- The beast hardly reacted at all, just shivered and twitched, emitting a slow, liquid sigh, the exhalation of huge and infected lungs.Scott Westerfeld -- The Secret Hour
- Ser Ilyn opened his mouth and emitted a choking rattle.George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
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