emersion

UK: /ɪˈmɜːʃən/ US: (i mûr′zhən, -shən)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•mer•sion  (i mûr′zhən, -shən), n. 

1. Astronomy Also called egress. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit. Cf. immersion (def. 5).
2. [Archaic.] the act of emerging.

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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

emersion / ɪˈmɜːʃən/ noun

1. the act or an instance of emerging
2. Also called: egress the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse or occultation

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmersus, from ēmergere; see emerge