emitted
Sent out rays
Emitted is the past tense of emit, meaning to send out or release.
Light, heat, sound, radiation, and gases are commonly emitted: The factory emitted toxic fumes.
The word often appears in scientific and environmental contexts: The car emitted less carbon dioxide than expected.
A person can emit sounds: She emitted a small gasp of surprise.
Set free from confinement
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- ejectedForcibly removed
- secretedHid or produced biologically
- extrudedForced through an opening
oozed · leaked · shed · spewed · exuded · vented · dispersed · diffused
Steady, soft light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- beamStructural support member
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
incandescence · phosphorescence · gleam · shimmer · brightness · light · illumination · sparkle
Air taken in
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- exhalationBreathing out air
vapor · steam · fumes · smoke · puff · ventilation · expiration · inhalation
released
Set free from confinement
extruded · oozed · leaked · shed · spewed · exuded · vented · dispersed · diffused · seeped
glow
Steady, soft light
- shineEmit or reflect light
- beamStructural support member
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
fluorescence · incandescence · phosphorescence · gleam · shimmer · brightness · light · illumination · sparkle · twinkle
breath
Air taken in
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- carbon dioxideRespiration byproduct, photosynthesis fuel
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
exhalation · vapor · steam · fumes · smoke · puff · ventilation · expiration · inhalation · sigh
- sent outmailed, delivered, dispatched, broadcast, distributed
- Conditioningconditioning, classical conditioning, operant, reinforcement, stimulus
- light-emitting diodesSemiconductors that glow electrically
- light emitting diodeSemiconductor that produces illumination