emanation
emanations
Stinky smell coming from under the floor? Weird light from the garden shed at night? That's an emanation, something, often invisible, that is emitted by something.
Emanation is very similar in meaning to emission, and the two words are often used interchangeably, though there is an important difference; there tends to be something slightly more other-worldy and inexplicable about an emanation, owing in part to the word's theological use in the Christian religion as a means of describing the Holy Spirit. An emission always has a solid base in reality or science, and an emanation may be just plain spooky.
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the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
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synonyms:
emission
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types:
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radiation
the act of spreading outward from a central source
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discharge, venting
the act of venting
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bombardment
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
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radiation
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something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
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(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost“the emanation of the Holy Spirit”
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synonyms:
procession, rise
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type of:
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inception, origin, origination
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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inception, origin, origination
Vocabulary lists containing emanation
In this fantasy novel, Sophie must go on a quest to find a wizard in order to break a spell that has been cast on her.
Learn these words from Code X, Course I, Unit 5.
In this fantasy novel, a young and powerful wizard named Ged must defeat a dark creature of his own creation.
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