emersion

e·mer·sion  (-mûrzhn, -shn)

n.

The act of emerging; emergence.

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[From Latin mersus, past participle of mergere, to emerge; see emerge.]

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emersion (ɪˈmɜːʃən)

n

1. the act or an instance of emerging

2. (Astronomy) Also called: egress astronomy 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.

[1625–35; < Latin ēmers(us) (past participle of ēmergere to emerge) + -ion]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	emersion - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse egress 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 ingress, immersion - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
	2.	emersion - the act of emerging emergence 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"