emergences
- 1Plural of emergence.
Biologists tracked the seasonal emergences of cicadas across the region.
Large mayfly emergences can cover roads and bridges near the lake.
Note
A plural that works only where emergence can be counted. The uncountable idea of coming into view, or of structure arising in a complex system, stays singular. The plural names separate occurrences, such as repeated appearances of an insect brood, or, in botany, distinct outgrowths like prickles and warts, which grow from deeper tissue than hairs. Its old use for emergencies is obsolete, so avoid it for crises.
emergences is a form of emergence
emergence, noun: The act of rising out of a fluid, coming forth from concealment, or rising into view; appearance. Full entry
- Forms
- emergenceemergences plural
- Spelling
- emergence → emergences: add -s
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