immerse
immerse

immersion


Definition: Meaning of, immersion in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˈməːʃ(ə)n /

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immersion immersions
  1. [uncountable] the action of immersing something in liquid, or the state of being immersed
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  2. [uncountable] the fact of being completely involved in something you are doing
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  3. [uncountable] technical the language teaching method in which people are put in situations where they have to use the new language
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  4. [countable] British English informal an immersion heater
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immersion used in phrases

  • center of immersion (noun)
    1. physics the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
  • centre of immersion (noun)
    1. physics the centre of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
  • immersion foot (noun)
    1. resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet
  • immersion heater (noun)
    1. an electric water heater that provides hot water for a house
  • trine immersion (noun)
    1. in the names in turn of the Trinity baptism by immersion three times
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