emergence (emerjens)

[= F. émergence = Sp. Pg. emergencia = It. emergenza; We have read of a tyrant who tried to prevent the emer gence of murdered bodies. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err. The white colour of all refracted light, at its very first emergence,. is compounded of various colours. Newton , Opticks. from The sulphate of lime may have been derived. the evaporation of the sea-spray during the emergence of the land. Darwin, Geol. Observations, ii. 273. 2. In bot., an outgrowth or appendage upon the surface of an organ, as the prickles and glandular hairs of roses.-31. An emergency; exigency. But let the emergence be pa ed when they need my head and hand, and they only know me as son of the obscure portioner of Glendearg. Scott , Abbot, iii. emergency (ē-mèr'jen-si), n. and a. [As emer gence : see-ence, -ency.] I. n.; pl. emergencies (-siz). 11. Same as emergence , 1. The emergency of colours, upon coalition of the particles of such bodies as were neither of them of the colour of that mixture whereof they are ingredients, is very well worth our attentive observation. Boyle, Colours. 2. A sudden or unexpected happening; an unforeseen occurrence or condition; specifically, a perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances. Most of our rarities have been found out by casual emer gency. Glanville, Vanity of Dogmatizing, xix. A man must do according to accidents and Emergencies, Selden , Table-Talk, p. 116. The uncertainty and ignorance of things to come makes the world new unto us by unexpected emergencies . Sir T. Browne , Christ. Mor., i. 25. The emergency which has convened the meeting is usually of more importance than anything the debaters have in their minds, and therefore becomes imperative to them. Emerson, Eloquence. 3. A sudden or unexpected occasion for action; exigency; pre ing nece ity. In any case of emergency he would employ the whole wealth of his empire. Add is on, Freeholder. 41. Something not calculated upon; an unexpected gain; a casual profit. The rents, profits, and emergencies belonging to a Bishop of Bath and Wells. Heylin, Life of Laud, p. 159. =Syn. 3. Crisis , etc. (see exigency ); pinch, strait. II. a . Pertaining to or provided for an emergency; dealing with or for use in emergencies: as, an emergency man; an emergency wagon. Everybody remembers the events of the autumn of 1880; how "boycotting" was inaugurated to coerce Captain Boycott, and " emergency men" were established to raise the siege of his farm and save his crops. Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XL. 117. emergent (e-mer'jent), a. and n. [F. émer gent = Sp. Pg. It. emergente; IMG:content-0391.png:[blocks in formation] The mountains huge appear Emergent , and their broad bare backs upheave Into the clouds. Milton , P. L., vii. 286. Glimpses of temple-fronts emergent on green hill-slopes among almond-trees. J. A. Symonds, Italy and Greece, p. 187. Specifically-(a) In bryology , rising slightly above the perichætium: applied to the capsule. (6) In lichenology , protruding through the cortical layer. 2. I uing or proceeding. The stoics held a fixed unalterable course of events; but then they held also, that they fell out by a nece ity emergent from and inherent in the things themselves. South , Sermons. 3. Coming suddenly; sudden; casual; unexpected; hence, calling for immediate action or remedy; urgent; pre ing. She [Queen Elizabeth] composed certain prayers herself upon emergent occasions. Bacon , Collectanea of Queen Elizabeth. To break and distribute the bread of life according to the emergent nece ities of that congregation. Donne , Sermons, x. It chanced that certain emergent and rare occasions had devolved on him to stand forth to maintain the Constitution, to vindicate its interpretation, to vindicate its authority. R. Choate , Addre es, p. 324. This is an elementary text-book, on the maintenance of health, with the rudiments of anatomy and physiology, and the treatment of emergent cases. Pop. Sci. Mo., XXVIII. 705. Emergent year, the epoch or date whence any people begin to compute time: as, our emergent year is the year of the birth of Christ. [Rare.] II. n. That which emerges or comes forth; that which appears or comes into view; a natural occurrence. [Rare.] No particular emergent or purchase to be employed to any seuerall profite, vntill the common stocke of the companie shall be furnished. Hakluyt's Voyages , I. 228. There are many ways in which the properties of a ma differ from those of its molecules; the chief of these is, that some properties are emergents , not resultants. G. H. Lewes, Probs, of Life and Mind, II. iv. § 49. emergently (ē-mer'jent-li), adv . As occasion demands; on emergence; by emergency. The particulars, whether of case or person, are to be considered occasionally and emergently by the judges. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), II. 387. The state emergent ne (e-mer'jent-nes), n. or quality of being emergent. [Rare.] emeril (em'e-ril), n. [Earlier form of emery , q. v.] 11. Emery. Whose [Jersey's] venom-hating ground The hard'ned emeril hath, which thou abroad dost send. Drayton, Polyolbion, i. 53. 2. A glaziers' diamond. emeritedł (ē-mer'i-ted), a. [L. emeritus , having served out one's time: see emeritus .] Retired from the public service after serving a full term. I had the honour to lay one of the first foundation stones of that royal structure, erected for the reception and encouragement of emerited and well-deserving seamen. Evelyn, III. vii. § 15. emeritus (e-mer'i-tus), a . and n. [L. emeritus , having served out one's time (originally applied to a soldier or public functionary who had served out his time and retired from the public service); as a noun, one who has served out his time, pp. of emereri , serve out one's time, also obtain by service, e , out, + merer i , serve, earn, merit: see merit .] I. a. Having served out one's time; having done sufficient service; discharged with honor from the performance of public duty on account of infirmity, age, or long service, but retained on the rolls: as, a profe or emeritus ; a rector emeritus . Even after he [Josiah Quincy] had pa ed ninety, he would not claim to be emeritus , but came forward to brace his townsmen with a courage and warm them with a fire younger than their own. Lowell , Study Windows, p. 97. II. n.; pl. emeriti (-ti). 1. In Rom. hist ., a soldier or public functionary who had served out his time and retired from service. Such servants were entitled to some remuneration answering to modern half pay. Hence - 2. One who has served out his time or done sufficient service; one who has been honorably discharged from public service or from a public office, as an officer in a university or college, usually with continuance of full or partial emolument. [Rare.]