emission vs material

material vs emission

emission and material both are nouns.

emission is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

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

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

emission: a substance that is emitted or released
material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Other hypernyms of emission include stuff.

emission (noun)	material (noun)
the act of emitting; causing to flow forth	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)	things needed for doing or making something
the release of electrons from parent atoms	information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body	a person judged suitable for admission or employment
a substance that is emitted or released	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

emission (adjective)	material (adjective)
	derived from or composed of matter
	directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
	having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
	having material or physical form or substance
	concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
	concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

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