EMER'SION, n. [from L. emergo. See Emerge.] 1. The act of rising out of a fluid or other covering or surrounding substance; opposed to immersion.2. In astronomy, the reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse, as the emersion of the moon from the shadow of the earth; also, the time of reappearance.3.. The reappearance of a star, which has been hid by the effulgence of the sun's light.4. Extrication.
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