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emersion

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e·mer·sion  (-mûrzhn, -shn)
n.
The act of emerging; emergence.

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

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
[from Latin ēmersus, from ēmergere; see emerge]
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Noun1.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
ingress, immersion - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
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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