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- Dictionaryim·mer·sion/iˈmərZH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of immersing someone or something in a liquid: "his back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic Ocean"
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The meaning of IMMERSION is the act of immersing or the state of being immersed. How to use immersion in a sentence.
IMMERSION definition: 1. the fact of becoming completely involved in something: 2. the process of learning a language or…. Learn more.
Immersion is the act of dipping something in a substance, completely covering it. It might be something physical, such as plunging your body into water, or metaphorical, such as becoming totally immersed in a project.
noun. 1. a form of baptism in which part or the whole of a person's body is submerged in the water. 2. Also: ingress astronomy. the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse or occultation. 3. the act of immersing or state of being immersed. Collins English Dictionary.
immersion. noun. /ɪˈmɜːʃn/. /ɪˈmɜːrʒn/. [uncountable] immersion (in something) the act of putting somebody/something into a liquid, especially so that they or it are completely covered; the state of being covered by a liquid. Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heat.
IMMERSION meaning: 1 : the act of putting someone or something completely in a liquid or the state of being completely in a liquid; 2 : complete involvement in some activity or interest.
Definition of immersion noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the noun immersion mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun immersion. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. immersion has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. liturgical (mid 1600s) alchemy (late 1600s) astronomy (late 1600s) sciences (1870s) education (1960s)
1. a. The act or an instance of immersing. b. The condition of being immersed. 2. Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water. 3. Astronomy The obscuring of a celestial body by another or by the shadow of another. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption. baptism in which the whole body of the person is submerged in the water. Also called ingress. Astronomy. the entrance of a heavenly body into an eclipse by another body, an occultation, or a transit. Compare emersion ( def 1 ). adjective.
