to emit

Definition of to emit in English English dictionary: give off
The substance was giving off smoke.; To send out or give off; to send or give out; {v} to dart, let fly, send out, issue out, discharge; express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"; expel (gases or odors) give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits; To send out The Earth emits long-wave radiation after absorbing short-wave radiation from the Sun; Release to the atmosphere; give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc ; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"; To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit; To emit a sound or noise means to produce it. Polly blinked and emitted a long, low whistle. to send out gas, heat, light, sound etc (emittere, from mittere ); {f} send out, discharge, give off; express; to release something into the air or the environment For instance, smelly fumes are emitted from the tailpipe of a car (Back to Ozone Action! Days); to give off or send out (the process is called emission); to send out or give forth; To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light; If something emits heat, light, gas, or a smell, it produces it and sends it out by means of a physical or chemical process. The new device emits a powerful circular column of light; expel (gases or odors)