emersion

[ ih-mur-zhuh n, -shuh n ]

/ ɪˈmɜr ʒən, -ʃən /

noun

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

Archaic. the act of emerging.

Nearby words

Origin of emersion

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

Related formsre·e·mer·sion, noun

Can be confusedemersion immersion

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Examples from the Web for emersion

At about ten, I observed an emersion of Jupiter's second satellite; time by the achrometer 8.
Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793|Alexander Mackenzie
I obtained, with other observations, an immersion and emersion of the third satellite.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
At three in the morning I obtained an observation of an emersion of the first satellite of Jupiter, with other observations.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
We were sitting together last night in the turret of his house, watching the emersion of a satellite of Jupiter.
Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century|Samuel Johnson

I obtained an emersion of the first satellite under favorable circumstances, the night being still and clear.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

British Dictionary definitions for emersion

emersion

/ (ɪˈmɜːʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of emerging

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

Word Origin for emersion

C17: from Latin ēmersus, from ēmergere; see emerge

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Word Origin and History for emersion

emersion

1630s, noun of action from past participle stem of Latin emergere (see emerge). Originally of eclipses and occultations.