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immersion
im·mer·sion E0110500 (ĭ-mûr′zhən, -shən)n.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.immersion (ɪˈmɜːʃən) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a form of baptism in which part or the whole of a person's body is submerged in the water2. (Astronomy) astronomy Also: ingress the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse or occultation3. the act of immersing or state of being immersedim•mer•sion (ɪˈmɜr ʒən, -ʃən) n. 1. an act or instance of immersing. 2. the state of being immersed. 3. baptism in which the whole body of the person is submerged in the water. 4. Also called ingress. the entrance of a heavenly body into an eclipse by another body, an occultation, or a transit. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | immersion - sinking until covered completely with watersubmergence, submerging, submersionsinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"dip - a brief immersion | | 2. | immersion - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipseingressastronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholedisappearance - the event of passing out of sighteclipse, occultation - one celestial body obscures anotheregress, emersion - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse | | 3. | immersion - complete attention; intense mental effortengrossment, absorption, concentrationattention - the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"centering, focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"specialism - the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupationstudy - a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study" | | 4. | immersion - a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submergedbaptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"trine immersion - baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity) | | 5. | immersion - the act of wetting something by submerging itdousing, ducking, submersionwetting - the act of making something wet |
immersionnoun1. involvement, concentration, preoccupation, absorption long-term assignments that allowed them total immersion in their subjects2. dipping, submerging, plunging, ducking, dousing, dunking The wood had become swollen from prolonged immersion.immersionnounTotal occupation of the attention or of the mind:absorption, engrossment, enthrallment, preoccupation, prepossession.Translationsimmerse (iˈməːs) verb to put completely under the surface of a liquid. She immersed the vegetables in boiling water. 沉浸 沉浸imˈmersion (-ʃən) , ((American) -ʒən) noun 沉浸 沉浸immersion heater an electric water-heater which is immersed in water which is to be heated, usually inside a hot-water tank. 浸入式加熱器 浸没式热水器immersion
immersion (i-mer -shŏn) Entry of a celestial body into a state of invisibility during an eclipse or occultation.Immersion (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Immersion is a term used to describe the Sun or the Moon as it enters an eclipse. Sometimes the term is applied to occultations. immersion[ə′mər·zhən] (astronomy) The disappearance of a celestial body either by passing behind another or passing into another's shadow. (mathematics) A mapping ƒ of a topological space X into a topological space Y such that for every x ∈ X there exists a neighborhood N of x, such that ƒ is a homeomorphism of N onto ƒ(N). (science and technology) Placement into or within a fluid, usually water. immersion
immersion [ĭ-mer´zhun] 1. the plunging of a body into a liquid.2. the use of the microscope with the object and object glass both covered with a liquid.3. a state of being deeply involved in something.cultural immersion the process of becoming familiar with a culture by extensive questioning and by active participation in the life of the culture, a technique used in ethnographic research for gaining increased familiarity with language, sociocultural norms, traditions, and other social dimensions in a culture.immersion foot a condition resembling trench foot occurring in persons who have spent long periods in water.im·mer·sion (i-mer'zhŭn), 1. The placing of a body under water or other liquid. 2. microscopy filling the space between the objective lens and the top of the cover glass with a fluid, such as water or oil, to reduce spheric aberration and increase effective numeric aperture by elimination of refractive effects that result from an air-glass interface; the best resolution is achieved when the space between the condenser lens and the specimen slide is also filled with the fluid. [L. immergo, pp. -mersus, to dip in (in + mergo)] im·mer·sion (i-mĕr'zhŭn) 1. Placing a body under water or other liquid. 2. microscopy filling space between objective lens and top of cover glass with a fluid, such as water or oil, to reduce spheric aberration and increase effective numeric aperture. [L. immergo, pp. -mersus, to dip in (in + mergo)]LegalSeeIngressimmersion
Synonyms for immersionnoun involvementSynonyms- involvement
- concentration
- preoccupation
- absorption
noun dippingSynonyms- dipping
- submerging
- plunging
- ducking
- dousing
- dunking
Synonyms for immersionnoun total occupation of the attention or of the mindSynonyms- absorption
- engrossment
- enthrallment
- preoccupation
- prepossession
Synonyms for immersionnoun sinking until covered completely with waterSynonyms- submergence
- submerging
- submersion
Related Wordsnoun (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipseSynonymsRelated Words- astronomy
- uranology
- disappearance
- eclipse
- occultation
Antonymsnoun complete attentionSynonyms- engrossment
- absorption
- concentration
Related Words- attention
- centering
- focus
- focusing
- focussing
- focal point
- direction
- specialism
- study
noun a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submergedRelated Wordsnoun the act of wetting something by submerging itSynonymsRelated Words |