emanation

[em-uh-ney-shuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of emanating.

2. something that emanates or is emanated.

3. Physical Chemistry.,  a gaseous product of radioactive disintegration, including radon, thoron, and actinon. Em

emanation

/ ˌɛməˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. an act or instance of emanating

2. something that emanates or is produced; effusion

3. a gaseous product of radioactive decay, such as radon

Other Word Forms

• emanational adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emanation¹

1560–70; < Late Latin ēmānātiōn- (stem of ēmānātiō ), equivalent to ēmānāt ( us ) ( emanate ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Representations of the religious teacher started out as nearly abstract symbols a few thousand years ago — a starburst shape inside a spiraling whorl, for example, which configures an emanation of light within an eternal flow.

From Los Angeles Times

“The form of the danger is an emanation of energy. The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.”

From Salon

I want to say yes, except that this renewed fascination with twins is not so much an emanation of intellectual curiosity as it is an expression of our collective distress and anxiety.

From New York Times

Whether these labels are based in reality or simply emanations of a joint consumer fantasy is increasingly debatable.

From New York Times

There were all manner of emanations at this year’s festival, but I was more struck by the cascades of tears generated by male characters, including in “Rob Peace” and “Exhibiting Forgiveness.”

From New York Times