emergent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: emergent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for emergent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emergent adj occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; "emergent repair of an aorta" coming into existence; "an emergent republic" Synonym(s): emergent, emerging
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emergent \Emer"gent\, a. [L. emergens, p. pr. of emergere.] 1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers or conceals; issuing; coming to light. The mountains huge appear emergent. --Milton. 2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for prompt action; urgent. Protection granted in emergent* danger. --Burke. {Emergent year} (Chron.), the epoch or date from which any people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of the declaration of their independence. -- {Emer"gently}, adv. -- {Emer"gentness}, n. [R.]