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egress vs emission

emission vs egress

egress and emission both are nouns.

egress is a verb but emission is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
egress Yes No Yes No
emission Yes No No No
As nouns, emission is a hyponym of egress; that is, emission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than egress:
  • egress: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
  • emission: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
Other hyponyms of egress include surfacing, emanation.
egress (noun) emission (noun)
the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
the becoming visible the release of electrons from parent atoms
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
a substance that is emitted or released
egress (verb) emission (verb)
come out of
Difference between egress and emission

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