emergence

emergence (http://definr.com/emergence)

     n 1: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage
          the emergence of sculpture in Greece" [syn: outgrowth,
           growth]
     2: the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the
        emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow
        catkins" [syn: egress, issue]
     3: the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: egress,
         egression]
     4: the act of emerging [syn: emersion]