"emergent" meaning in English

See emergent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emergent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more emergent [comparative], most emergent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənt Etymology: See emerge, emergency. Etymology templates: {{m|en|emerge}} emerge, {{m|en|emergency}} emergency Head templates: {{en-adj}} emergent (comparative more emergent, superlative most emergent)
  1. Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new. Translations (Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.): émergent (French), kemunculan (Indonesian), возника́ющий (voznikájuščij) (Russian), появля́ющийся (pojavljájuščijsja) (Russian), зарожда́ющийся (zaroždájuščijsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-LwRf7uvO Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 13 8 9 6 18 18 13 Disambiguation of 'Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.': 83 3 2 2 2 2 5
  2. Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction.
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-km3YW0aG Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 13 8 9 6 18 18 13
  3. (especially medicine) Constituting an emergency. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-MAFPtTLw Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (botany) Taller than the surrounding vegetation. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-ME5KJjJj Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  5. (botany, of a water-dwelling plant) Having leaves and flowers above the water. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-f6s0lKs9 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  6. (video games) Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-gvac71OI Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 13 8 9 6 18 18 13 Topics: video-games
  7. (philosophy, sciences) Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Sciences, Systems theory Translations ((philosophy, sciences) Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.): эмердже́нтный (emerdžéntnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-adj-L4bRcJ-d Disambiguation of Systems theory: 17 12 8 7 5 11 24 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 9 8 5 10 23 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 13 8 9 6 18 18 13 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of '(philosophy, sciences) Having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.': 5 5 4 5 7 8 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: emergent counting, emergent literacy, emergently

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈmɝ.d͡ʒənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emergent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: emergents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənt Etymology: See emerge, emergency. Etymology templates: {{m|en|emerge}} emerge, {{m|en|emergency}} emergency Head templates: {{en-noun}} emergent (plural emergents)
  1. (botany) A plant whose root system grows underwater, but whose shoot, leaves and flowers grow up and above the water. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-emergent-en-noun-OFA4fhrB Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 13 8 9 6 18 18 13 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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