emersion

[ ih-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun
  1. Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.: Compare immersion (def. 5).

  2. Archaic. the act of emerging.

Origin of emersion

1
1625–35; <Latin ēmers(us) (past participle of ēmergere to emerge) + -ion

Other words from emersion

  • re·e·mer·sion, noun

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emersion

/ (ɪˈmɜːʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of emerging

  2. Also called: egress astronomy the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse or occultation

Origin of emersion

1
C17: from Latin ēmersus, from ēmergere; see emerge

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