1
[ noun ] the gradual beginning or coming forth

Synonyms

growth outgrowth

Examples

"figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

Figurines and simple chapels presage the emergence of sculpture and architecture in Greece ; objects in gold , ivory , and bronze grow more numerous .

Related terms

beginning rise originate

2
[ noun ] the becoming visible

Synonyms

issue egress

Examples

"not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

In the Sacramento valley in California , for_instance , it has been observed that there was not one day 's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins .

3
[ noun ] the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

Synonyms

egression egress

Related terms

deed emission surfacing emerge

4
[ noun ] the act of emerging

Synonyms

emersion

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