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