'Emergence' definitions:

Definition of 'emergence'

(from WordNet)
noun
The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: emergence, outgrowth, growth]
noun
The becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: emergence, egress, issue]
noun
The act of emerging [syn: emergence, emersion]
noun
The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: egress, egression, emergence]

Definition of 'Emergence'

From: GCIDE
  • Emergence \E*mer"gence\, n.; pl. Emergences. The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance. [1913 Webster]
  • The white color of all refracted light, at its very first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
  • When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung. --H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]