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emission vs emergence

emergence vs emission

emission and emergence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emission Yes No No No
emergence Yes No No No
As nouns, emergence is a hypernym of emission; that is, emergence is a word with a broader meaning than emission:
  • emission: the act of emitting; causing to flow forth
  • emergence: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
Other hypernyms of emission include egress, egression.
emission (noun) emergence (noun)
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) the act of emerging
the release of electrons from parent atoms the becoming visible
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body the gradual beginning or coming forth
a substance that is emitted or released
Difference between emission and emergence

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