emersion

Noun
Synonyms: egressemergence

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipseSynonyms: egress
  2. the act of emergingSynonyms: emergence
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Emersion \E*mer"sion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]mersion. See Emerge.]

1.The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as, emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or difficulties. [1913 Webster]

Their immersion into water and their emersion out of the same.— Knatchbull.[1913 Webster]

2.(Astron.) The reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation; as, the emersion of the moon from the shadow of the earth; the emersion of a star from behind the moon. [1913 Webster]

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