emitující

Emitující is a Czech present active participle formed from the verb emitovat, meaning to emit or give off. It denotes an ongoing action of emitting and is used as a verbal adjective to describe sources, processes, or phenomena that emit something, such as light, radiation, or particles.

Grammatical function and form: emitující agrees with the modified noun in gender and number and is commonly used in attributive position, for example emitující zařízení (an emitting device) or emitující částice (emitting particles). The participle can be declined like other adjectives: emitujícího zdroje, emitujícího paprsku, etc. In predicative constructions, Czech typically relies on a clause with emitovat, e.g., zařízení, které emituje záření, rather than using the participle predicatively.

Usage and domains: the term appears in physics, chemistry, engineering, and environmental science to describe processes or objects that produce emission. It can refer to devices or sources that emit radiation, particles, or energy, as well as to natural phenomena such as matter that emits light or other signals.

Related terms: emitovat (to emit), emise (emission). The concept is often discussed alongside related adjectives such as emisní or emissivní in technical texts, where appropriate, to denote properties related to emission or emissivity. As a general rule, emitující serves as a descriptive label for ongoing emission, while emitovat is the action described by the verb.