Meanings
adjectiveemissive (comparative more emissive, superlative most emissive)
comparative more emissive · superlative most emissive
- Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation, matter, or sound; emitting.
’Tis dumb Amaze, and liſtening Terror all; / When, to the quicker Eye, the livid Glance / Appears, far South, emiſſive thro’ the Cloud; […]
1727, James Thomson, Summer. A Poem, […] J[ohn] Millan, […], →OCLC, page 62
Origin
- Latinēmissīvus
- Englishemissive
Borrowed from Latin ēmissīvus, from ēmittō (“to emit”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian излъчващ
- излъчващ (izlăčvašt)of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
Catalan emissiu
- emissiuof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
French émissif
- émissifof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
Italian emesso, emissivo
- emessoof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
- emissivoof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
Latin ēmissīvus
- ēmissīvusof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
Polish emisyjny
- emisyjnyof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
Spanish emisivo
- emisivoof, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
emissive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emissive
MLA
“emissive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emissive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emissive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emissive.
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