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Meaning of "emergent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EMERGENT

emergent  [ɪˈmɜːdʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMERGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emergent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EMERGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Emergent

Emergent may refer to: ▪ Emergent, a 2003 album by Gordian Knot ▪ Emergent, Neural Simulation Software ▪ Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA...

Definition of emergent in the English dictionary

The first definition of emergent in the dictionary is coming into being or notice. Other definition of emergent is recently independent. Emergent is also an aquatic plant with stem and leaves above the water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMERGENT


abstergent
əbˈstɜːdʒənt
allegiant
əˈliːdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
assurgent
əˈsɜːdʒənt
convergent
kənˈvɜːdʒənt
counterinsurgent
ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənt
detergent
dɪˈtɜːdʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
insurgent
ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt
margent
ˈmɑːdʒənt
nonurgent
ˌnɒnˈɜːdʒənt
preemergent
ˌpriːɪˈmɜːdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
resurgent
rɪˈsɜːdʒənt
Sargent
ˈsɑːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
serjeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
surgent
ˈsɜːdʒənt
turgent
ˈtɜːdʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMERGENT

emergency centre
emergency exit
emergency force
emergency fund
emergency landing
emergency lane
emergency medical technician
emergency powers
emergency rations
emergency road service
emergency room
emergency service
emergency services
emergency session
emergency stop
emergency tax
emergency telephone
emergency ward
emergency worker
emergent evolution

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMERGENT

agent
cationic detergent
contingent
diligent
dirigent
estate agent
exigent
free agent
gent
indulgent
insurance agent
intelligent
negligent
reagent
real-estate agent
release agent
secret agent
stringent
tangent
travel agent

Synonyms and antonyms of emergent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMERGENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «emergent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of emergent

Translation of «emergent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMERGENT

Find out the translation of emergent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emergent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emergent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紧急
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

emergente
570 millions of speakers

English

emergent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकस्मिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الناشئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

возникающим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emergente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্থানশীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

émergent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muncul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

emergent
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緊急の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

응급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muncul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदयोन्मुख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emergente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wschodzących
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виникаючим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emergente
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναδυόμενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontluikende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

emergent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emergent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emergent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERGENT»

The term «emergent» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.051 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERGENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «emergent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «emergent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emergent

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8 QUOTES WITH «EMERGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word emergent.
1
William Gibson
I watch for emergent technologies and pay attention to what people say they'll be good for, then see what we actually use them for. It never occurred to me that a tiny telephone with a wireless transceiver would do whatever it is that it's done to us.
2
David Gross
I strongly believe that the fundamental laws of nature are not emergent phenomena.
3
Eric Ludy
The emergent movement is creating a mushiness to the thinking patterns in Christianity today. It's like we really can't stand for anything.
4
Miguel Nicolelis
We cannot even predict what kinds of emergent properties would appear when animals begin interacting as part of a brain-net. In theory, you could imagine that a combination of brains could provide solutions that individual brains cannot achieve by themselves.
5
Gregory Stock
Consciousness, for me, is a manifestation of complexity in biology. It's an emergent property.
6
David Weinberger
The world is deterministic, but it's chaotic and emergent.
7
Gary Wolf
Our experience in fooling around with the genes of mice has taught us that many of the traits that interest us are not definite products of specific mutations but emergent phenomena arising from extremely complex interactions between genes, environment, and life experience.
8
Gary Wolf
The intersection of political analysis and Internet theory is a busy crossroad of cliche, where familiar rhetorical vehicles - decentralized authority, emergent leadership, empowered grass roots - create a ceaseless buzz.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMERGENT»

Discover the use of emergent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emergent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Emergent Self
In The Emergent Self, William Hasker joins one of the most heated debates in analytic philosophy, that over the nature of mind.
William Hasker, 2001
2
Handbook of Emergent Methods
The Handbook of Emergent Methods is the first book to comprehensively examine emergent qualitative and quantitative theories and methods across the social and behavioral sciences.
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Patricia Leavy, 2010
3
Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be
Provocative yet playful, this book seeks to show you why being emergent isn't the only, or even the best, way to be passionate about Jesus Christ.
Kevin L. DeYoung, Ted A. Kluck, 2008
4
Emergent Literacy: Children's Books from 0 to 3
This edited volume constitutes the first serious, sustained examination of the study of children s books for children aged from 0 to 3 with contributions by scholars working in different domains and attempting to assess the recognition of ...
Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, 2011
5
Emergent Macroeconomics: An Agent-Based Approach to Business ...
This book contributes substantively to the current state of the art of macroeconomics by providing a method for building models in which business cycles and economic growth emerge from the interactions of a large number of heterogeneous ...
Domenico Gatti, Edoardo Gaffeo, Mauro Gallegati, 2008
6
Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Policies, Programs, and ...
What makes this book truly useful is that it offers a thorough description of alternative practices that would transform our schools and students futures, such as building on students home languages and literacy practices in schools, ...
Ofelia García, Jo Anne Kleifgen, 2010
7
Emergent Forms of Life and the Anthropological Voice
This wonderful book neither condemns nor glorifies emergent worlds; instead it gives us deep and intelligent analysis and reflection from a distinctive ethnographic point of view. 'Culture' comes alive here.
Michael M. J. Fischer, 2003
8
Emergent technologies and design
This book, based on the authors' internationally renowned Emergent Technologies and Design course at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, introduces a new approach to the practice of architecture.
Michael Hensel, Achim Menges, Michael Weinstock, 2010
9
Evangelicals Engaging Emergent: A Discussion of the Emergent ...
Leading conservative evangelicals from Norman Geisler to Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer write informatively and respectfully about all facets of the controversial emergent church movement.
William David Henard, Adam W. Greenway, 2009
10
Emergent literacy: writing and reading
This book is about young children and their writing and reading development during their first few years of life.
William H. Teale, Elizabeth Sulzby, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMERGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emergent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Emergent Savannah to host open discussion on city noise ordinance
Photo by Molly Hayden Emergent Savannah organizers Betsy Bull, from left, Alexis Perez, Emily Earl, Courtnay Papy and Tom Kohler invite the ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Emergent Biosolutions Downgraded to Hold at Zacks (EBS)
Emergent Biosolutions logo Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS) was downgraded by Zacks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
3
Xcom 2's new missions create "a really cool emergent narrative"
And I think it creates a really cool emergent narrative for the player that is a pretty different experience from EU, and also creates a bit of a ... «Gamereactor UK, Jul 15»
4
Post-emergent weed control: What to do when they are already up
The pre-emergent herbicides are applied to bare soil before the weeds come up. When the seeds in the ground begin to germinate, they ... «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
5
Fog of War - Obama's Trojan horse emergent
Yesterday American Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter and General Martin Dempsey revealed millions of tax payer dollars yielded America ... «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
6
Lapid slams Netanyahu on emergent Iran deal
In a studio interview with Ynet, Lapid said the emergent accord was a bad deal: "We have to fight (the deal) until the last moment if possible ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
7
Increased complications associated with emergent repeat cesarean
While an optimal delivery timeframe in emergent situations has not been established, current guidelines recommend delivery as soon as ... «2 Minute Medicine, Jul 15»
8
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Product Pipeline Review 2015 by Market …
This report provides comprehensive information on the current therapeutic developmental pipeline of Emergent BioSolutions Inc.'s, complete ... «Medgadget.com, Jul 15»
9
Ronald Richard just Sold 4923 shares of Emergent Biosolutions Inc …
A public form filed with the Washington-based SEC on July 1, 2015 disclosed that Ronald Richard, the director of Emergent Biosolutions Inc ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
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Insider Selling: Emergent Biosolutions Director Sells $161277.48 in …
Emergent Biosolutions logo Emergent Biosolutions (NYSE:EBS) Director Ronald Richard sold 4,923 shares of Emergent Biosolutions stock in a ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»

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