Emergent Definition

ĭ-mûrjənt
adjective
Coming into view, existence, or notice.
Emergent spring shoots; an emergent political leader.
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Emerging.
Webster's New World
Rising above a surrounding medium, especially a fluid.
American Heritage
Recently founded or newly independent.
An emergent nation.
Webster's New World
Arising unexpectedly or as a new or improved development.
Webster's New World
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noun

(botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grows up and above the water.

Wiktionary
One that is emerging or coming into view or existence.
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An emergent aquatic plant.
American Heritage
An emergent tree.
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Other Word Forms of Emergent

Noun

Singular:
emergent
Plural:
emergents

Emergent Sentence Examples

  • Hence one of the best methods of determining the magnifying power of a telescope to measure the diameter of the emergent pencil of rays, after the FIG.

  • But the sentence also suggests newly emergent meanings, not yet clearly understood.

  • The Singleplayer and Co-op modes are truly emergent and unpredictable.

  • The open waters hold a range of aquatic plant species, with emergent swamp around the margins, backed by a species- rich fen.

  • These are significant developments that may contribute to supporting children's emergent literacy and numeracy.

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Words Starting With

EEMEME

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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