Emergence \E*mer"gence\, n.; pl. {Emergences}. The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance. The white color of all refracted light, at its very first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors. --Sir I. Newton. When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung. --H. Brooke.