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Noun: egress  'ee,gres
  1. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
    - emersion
     
  2. The becoming visible
    - emergence, issue
     
  3. The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
    - egression, emergence
Verb: egress  'ee,gres
  1. Come out of
    - issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth

Derived forms: egresses, egressed, egressing

Type of: act, beginning, deed, human action, human activity, reappearance

Antonym: immersion

Part of: eclipse, occultation

Encyclopedia: Egress