emergence meaning and definition

EMERGENCE noun

Definition of emergence (noun)

1. the gradual beginning or coming forth
   • "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
   • synonyms: growth, outgrowth
2. the becoming visible
   • "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
   • synonyms: egress, issue
3. the act of emerging
   • synonyms: emersion
4. the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
   • synonyms: egress, egression