Dictionary - Definition of IMMISSION


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in; injection; -- the correlative of emission.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Immission" is a common misspelling or typo for: immissions.

Date "Immission" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Immission \Im*mis"sion\, noun. [Latin expression immissio: compare to the French expression immission. See Immit.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: IMMISSION

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The act of sending or thrusting in; injection; contrary to emission.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Environment	1: Disturbing effect on the environment of emission ; The arrival of pollution from a remote source of polluting substances, arriving at a target. Source: European Union. (references)
	2: Germanic term, pronounced in English "eyemission": The transfer of pollutants from the atmosphere to a "receptor"; for example, pollutants retained by the lungs. It does not have the same meaning as ground level concentration, but is the opposite in meaning to emission. Note-In this sense, the term "immission" is not normally used in the English language. [VE1]. Source: European Union. (references)
	3: The incidence of substances or energy(e. g. noise, vibration, radiation, heat)in a specified place, whereby environmental conditions for man, plants and animals become detrimentally altered. Source: European Union. (references)
Wiktionary	[Noun] The act of immitting; injection or infusion. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Noise immission level	Physics	The total sound energy impinging on the ear over a long period, which can be calculated from leq(8 hours)and the number of years of exposure. Source: European Union. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in; injection; -- the correlative of emission.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "IMMISSION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Immission \Im*mis"sion\, noun. [Latin expression immissio: compare to the French expression immission. See Immit.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] The act of sending or thrusting in; injection; contrary to emission.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Environment	1: Disturbing effect on the environment of emission ; The arrival of pollution from a remote source of polluting substances, arriving at a target. Source: European Union. (references)
	2: Germanic term, pronounced in English "eyemission": The transfer of pollutants from the atmosphere to a "receptor"; for example, pollutants retained by the lungs. It does not have the same meaning as ground level concentration, but is the opposite in meaning to emission. Note-In this sense, the term "immission" is not normally used in the English language. [VE1]. Source: European Union. (references)
	3: The incidence of substances or energy(e. g. noise, vibration, radiation, heat)in a specified place, whereby environmental conditions for man, plants and animals become detrimentally altered. Source: European Union. (references)
Wiktionary	[Noun] The act of immitting; injection or infusion. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Noise immission level	Physics	The total sound energy impinging on the ear over a long period, which can be calculated from leq(8 hours)and the number of years of exposure. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top