emergent

Meaning

Adj

1. Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
2. Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction.
3. (especially) Constituting an emergency.
4. Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
5. Having leaves and flowers above the water.
6. Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
7. That arises at a higher level than that of its components and is not explainable by the behaviour of said components taken individually; having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.

Noun

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

Synonyms

emerging

up-and-coming

urgent

‼️

nascent

imperative

rising

pressing

compelling

consequent

crisis

critical

‼️

cropper

developing

efflorescent

emergency

exit

increasing

instant

outgoing

predominant

prominent

sunrise

🌅

tight

trouble

uphill

acclivitous

emanant

emergent tree

ending quickly

not suffering delay

ascendant

prominent salient

ascendent

ascending

ascensive

assurgent

backward

coercive

Translations

émergent

emergente

emergente

emergente

emergent

naixent

aufstrebend

emergent

aufsteigend

Aufstreben

Aufsteigen

αναφαινόμενος

ascendant

emporkommend

auftauchend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒənt/

Etymology

From Latin ēmergēns, present participle of ēmergō. The medical sense is a back-formation from emergency.