emersion
- noun
- /ɪˈmɜrʒən/
- Specialized
- The third stage, the immersion/emersion stage, is characterized by a strong endorsement of Afrocentric attitudes at the expense of Eurocentric cultural values.
Examples
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Astronomers studied the emersion of the planet as it gradually came into view after being obscured by the star's brightness.
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Have you ever experienced a first-person-emersion video game?
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d. Excessive emersion force on a plantarflexed ankle when loading/unloading weight on the foot 15.
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The four Black statutes are: "a) pre-encounter, b) encounter, c) immersion-emersion, and d) integration" (p. 2).
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The Cross model of "nigrescence" (1991, 1995) describes ethnic identity as a stage process for Afro-Americans: pre-encounter, immersion-emersion, internalization, and **26;0;TOOLONG.
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After the solar eclipse, the emersion of the sun was a breathtaking sight as it illuminated the sky once more.
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The emersion of the moon from behind the clouds marked the beginning of a clear night for stargazing.
Synonyms
A process where something appears and becomes known or important
A person or thing that suddenly becomes visible
The time when someone or something comes back into sight after being away
The moment a moon or planet appears again after being hidden during an eclipse
Antonyms
- Specialized
One object in the sky, like a moon, passes in front of another and hides it completely or partly
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Emersion comes from an old Latin word emergere meaning 'to rise out', and you can see the same idea in the common word emerge. So emersion is the act of 'coming into view' or rising up after being hidden, like the sun reappearing after an eclipse.