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e·mer·sion
(ĭ-mûr′zhən, -shən)n.
The act of emerging; emergence.
[From Latin ēmersus, past participle of ēmergere, to emerge; see emerge.]
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emersion
(ɪˈmɜːʃən)n
1. the act or an instance of emerging
2. (Astronomy) astronomy Also called: egress the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse or occultation
[C17: from Latin ēmersus, from ēmergere; see emerge]
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e•mer•sion
(ɪˈmɜr ʒən, -ʃən)n.
the act of emerging; emergence.
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| Noun | 1. | emersion - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole reappearance - the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet" eclipse, occultation - one celestial body obscures another |
| 2. | emersion - the act of emerging appearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" |
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