"emissive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more emissive [comparative], most emissive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ēmissus, past participle of ēmittō, + -ive. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ēmissus}} Latin ēmissus, {{suffix|en||ive}} + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} emissive (comparative more emissive, superlative most emissive)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting Derived forms: emissivity, isoemissive, nonemissive, photoemissive Translations (of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting): излъчващ (izlǎčvašt) (Bulgarian), emesso (Italian), emisyjny [masculine] (Polish)
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