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Webster 1913 Edition
Emission
1.
The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue;
as, the
emission
of light from the sun; the emission
of heat from a fire; the emission
of bank notes. 2.
That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time; issue;
as, the
. emission
was mostly bloodEmission theory
(Physics)
, the theory of Newton, regarding light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles. See
Corpuscular theory
, under Corpuscular
.Webster 1828 Edition
Emission
EMIS'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of sending abroad or into circulation notes of a state or of a private corporation; as the emission of state notes, or bills of credit, or treasury notes.2.
That which is sent out or issued at one time; an impression or a number of notes issued by one act of government. We say, notes or bills of various emissions were in circulation.