Definition of "emissive" [e•mis•sive]

• Having the power or tendency to emit matter or energy; emitting. (adjective)

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• "The only colours that should have any emissive are those that radiate light - but then it shows a limitation of the studio package - the emissive should be a light-source as it's radiated light (e.g. a glowing red-hot metal bar should have a red emissive that should cast a red-light onto the surrounding parts)."
• "Triple-glazed, low-emissive windows will become common, accounting for up to a third of sales in colder climates."
• "Because LCD and plasma TVs produce images in a fundamentally different manner — plasma is an emissive technology that generates light, whereas LCD is a transmissive technology that requires a backlight — there will also be some features unique to each type of display."