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emanation

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(em′ə nāshən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
em•a•na•tion  (em′ə nāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act or instance of emanating.
  2. something that emanates or is emanated.
  3. Chemistry[Physical Chem.]a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Symbol: Em
  • Late Latin ēmānātiōn- (stem of ēmānātiō), equivalent. to ēmānāt(us) (see emanate) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1560–70
em′a•nation•al, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
emanation /ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/ n
  1. an act or instance of emanating
  2. something that emanates or is produced; effusion
  3. a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon
ˌemaˈnational adj
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
em•a•nate /ˈɛməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. to (cause to) flow out, issue forth, or come from: [+ from + object]The brook emanates from an underground spring.[+ object]His whole face emanates patience.
em•a•na•tion, n. [countable* uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
em•a•nate  (emə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth;
    originate.

v.t. 
  1. to send forth;
    emit.
  • Latin ēmānātus having flowed out (past participle of ēmānāre), equivalent. to ē- e- + mān- flow + -ātus -ate1
  • 1780–90
ema•na′tive, adj. 
ema•na′tor, n. 
    1. arise, spring, flow. See emerge. 

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