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emergent

/ɪˈmɜːdʒənt/

/ɪˈmɜrdʒənt/

Translations

emergentnoun

emergents

/ɪˈmɜː.dʒənt/

/ɪˈmɝː.dʒənt/

hélophyteSens de botanique et d’écologie ; plante qui émerge de l’eau.

The pond was surrounded by emergents like cattails and reeds.

L’étang était entouré d’hélophytes comme des massettes et des roseaux.

Additional translations

émergentEmploi nominal rare ; désigne une entité ou un phénomène en cours d’émergence.

Synonyms

rising star

emergentadjective

more emergent

Comp.

most emergent

Super.

/ɪˈmɜːdʒənt/

/ɪˈmɜrdʒənt/

émergent

The emergent technology is set to revolutionize the industry.

La technologie émergente est sur le point de révolutionner le secteur.

Synonyms

Definitions

emergentnoun

An emergent is a plant that grows above the surface of the water, especially in a wetland or aquatic environment.

The pond was surrounded by emergents like cattails and reeds.

An emergent is a tree that rises above the surrounding canopy in a forest, particularly in a tropical rainforest.

The emergent trees in the rainforest can reach heights of over 200 feet.

An emergent is a person or thing that is in the process of emerging or coming into prominence.

The young artist was considered an emergent in the local art scene.

A property or phenomenon that arises from the collective behavior of a system's components.

Some physicists argue that gravity may be an emergent rather than a fundamental force.

emergentadjective

In the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.

The emergent technology is set to revolutionize the industry.

Arising unexpectedly or suddenly.

The emergent situation required immediate attention from the emergency services.

Newly formed or developed.

The emergent company quickly gained a reputation for innovation.

Resulting from the interaction of simpler elements within a system and not predictable from any of them alone.

Consciousness is often cited as an emergent phenomenon of neural activity.