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Noun: emersion  i'mur-zhun
  1. The act of emerging
    "The emersion of the butterfly from its chrysalis was a beautiful sight";
    - emergence
     
  2. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
    "The emersion of the star signaled the end of the occultation";
    - egress

Sounds like: immer

Derived forms: emersions

Type of: appearance, reappearance

Antonym: ingress

Part of: eclipse, occultation

Encyclopedia: Emersion