English noun: emergence | |||
1. | emergence (event) the gradual beginning or coming forth | ||
Samples | Figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece. | ||
Synonyms | growth, outgrowth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | rise | ||
2. | emergence (event) the becoming visible | ||
Samples | Not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins. | ||
Synonyms | egress, issue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beginning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dissilience, eruption | ||
3. | emergence (act) the act of emerging | ||
Synonyms | emersion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appearance | ||
4. | emergence (act) the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent | ||
Synonyms | egress, egression | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | emanation, emission, surfacing | ||