emissions
Sayi-MISH-uhnz/ɪˈmɪʃənz/
- 1Plural of emission.
Government targets aim to cut carbon emissions by half within a decade.
Volcanic eruptions can pump huge emissions of ash and gas into the atmosphere.
Note
The plural belongs to the countable side of emission. It names the things sent out rather than the act of sending, as in carbon emissions or emissions of ash and gas. In environmental and regulatory writing it usually means aggregate quantities of released substances, not single events. Less often it carries the 'show, program' meaning, where emissions are simply broadcasts.
emissions is a form of emission
emission, noun: The act of sending something forth or putting it into circulation. Full entry
- Forms
- emissionemissions plural
- Spelling
- emission → emissions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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