Emanation


[em-uh-ney-shuh n] /ˌɛm əˈneɪ ʃən/

noun
1.
an act or instance of .
2.
something that or is .
3.
Physical Chemistry. a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Symbol: Em.
/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/
noun
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
n.

1560s, from Late Latin emanationem (nominative emanatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin emanare “flow out, arise, proceed,” from ex- “out” (see ex-) + manare “to flow,” from PIE root *ma- “damp.”

emanation em·a·na·tion (ěm’ə-nā’shən)
n.

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