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 | ||