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Emitted

Emit \E*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Emitting.] [L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to send. See Mission.]

  1. 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.

    Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit His fatal arrows.
    --Prior.

  2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.

    No State shall . . . emit bills of credit.
    --Const. of the U. S.

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emitted

vb. (en-past of: emit)

WordNet
emit
  1. v. expel (gases or odors) [syn: breathe, pass off]

  2. 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" [syn: give out, give off] [ant: absorb]

  3. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" [syn: utter, let out, let loose]

  4. [also: emitting, emitted]

emitted

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Usage examples of "emitted".

The mda, accustomed to living alone and avoiding creatures which talked, was taken aback to hear unfamiliar sounds emitted by another mda.

The metal below his feet emitted a hesitant creak as his boosted muscles exerted their carefully measured force.

The vehicle was not only quiet, but also emitted no noxious fumes and used an air cushion for landing and resting, leaving no marks despite its mass.

A half-grown horse trotted out of the herd and, stopping uncertainly halfway there, it emitted a tentative whinny, which grew sharper when there was no reply.

They emitted soft chirps and a sound more like a feline purr than a bird noise.

Big Voice emitted his shriek of protest once again, this time with a five-times multiplier attached.

They were all Gs, of course, in a crystal drive, and to her intense relief, each emitted a pure unblemished tone.

The sounds she emitted were ghastly ululations in weird dissonances, like throat-cut shrieks.

If subsequent obeisances were jerky or skimped, Ramoth had been mollified although she emitted curious little barks as each dragonet made its Impression.

Then his eyes whirled from placid green to agitated orange, and he emitted a startled bleat.

He had never let on that he had recovered from the skull-ripping sound that that abominable Aivas had emitted when Shankolin had led men, picked by his father, Master Norist, to destroy the "abomination" and end its evil influence on the people of Pern.

In the end, he was certain that he had heard the first of the dawn chorus before Kisk emitted a huge yawn and nearly curled up where she was.

But unlike an asteroid impact, where the energy release was purely thermal, the planet-busters each emitted the same amount of radiation as a small solar flare.

With his enhanced retinas on full amplification, the yellow haze emitted by the activated blade dazzled Erick for an instant.

There was nothing like the usual bit rate available, the microwave beam emitted by the navy office was well below standard strength.