emergence

n 1: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage

the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: {outgrowth},

{growth}]

2: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the

emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow

catkins" [syn: {egress}, {issue}]

3: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: {egress},

{egression}]

4: the act of emerging [syn: {emersion}]