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.

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

sending out or coming out such as a gas or electrical waves It was not possible for the plant to emit any radiation, the report stated. emission (n)

The Earth emits longwave radiation after absorbing shortwave radiation from the Sun

To throw or give off.

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 give off something as in the sun giving off light.

This word means the same as "sent out" or "given off". The sun emits radiation, some of which we can feel as heat and some of which we can see as light. The radar sensor in RADARSAT emits a radar beam. (Related words: transmit, radiation)