1. the act or process of emerging or coming out, especially from water or a submerged state
2. in astronomy, the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse or occultation
Usage: technical; astronomy

Examples

• The diver's emersion from the deep water was slow and careful.
• After the eclipse, astronomers observed the emersion of the moon from Earth's shadow.
• The emersion of the submarine from beneath the ice was a remarkable feat of engineering.
• We watched the emersion of the island as the tide went out.
• The planet's emersion from behind the sun was visible through the telescope.