n. | 1. | The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance. |
Noun | 1. | emergence - the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" |
2. | emergence - the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" | |
3. | emergence - the act of emerging Synonyms: emersion | |
4. | emergence - the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent |