emission vs activity

activity vs emission

emission and activity both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emission	Yes	No	No	No
activity	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, activity is a hypernym of emission; that is, activity is a word with a broader meaning than emission:

emission: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
activity: an organic process that takes place in the body

Other hypernyms of emission include bodily function, bodily process, body process.

emission (noun)	activity (noun)
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth	any specific behavior
the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)	the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
the release of electrons from parent atoms	an organic process that takes place in the body
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
a substance that is emitted or released	the state of being active
	(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction

Difference between emission and activity

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