immersion
- noun
- /ɪˈmɜrʒən/
- Specialized
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inmersión
- The two books developed from the immersion program symposia present concrete, tested strategies for preserving Native languages as living tools of culture in daily life, not as museum pieces of a presumably also-dead culture.
Examples
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We then discuss several other proximal probe techniques: AFM thermomechanical recording, charge storage in **27;318;TOOLONG structures, and near-field optical storage with a solid immersion lens.
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The immersion of the painting here signifies an end.
Academic text (2015) -
And when Jupiter is closer, the time of of immersion into the back of the Jupiter is earlier.
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They will experience actual fossil "places" when they walk through "enviroramas," immersion displays that engage visitors on many sensory levels, including sight, sound, and touch.
Academic text (1995) -
To achieve the smallest aberration coefficients, highly excited immersion-type magnetic lenses must be used.
Academic text (1997) -
By using a focusing objective with N.A. = 0.55, typical of those used in optical recording, and a solid immersion lens made of n = 1.9 index glass, an effective N.A. of 1.9 can be obtained.
Academic text (1995) -
And I feel like I cleansed my belongings before I moved in, and sometimes I don't feel he applied the same level of rigor to the stuff that was already there (manifested in immersion blenders, t-shirts, etc.).
Blog text (5) -
The immersion of the moon in the earth's shadow created a stunning lunar eclipse.
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Astronomers studied the immersion of Venus when it passed behind the sun during the transit.
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During the immersion of the star by the planet, they recorded the sudden dimming of its light.
Synonyms
When a star or planet moves behind another object at the start of an eclipse
Antonyms
- Specialized
The act of coming into view after being hidden, for example when the sun appears after an eclipse
Compounds
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The point where the weight of a boat or ship's part under water acts
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A foot injury from being in cold, wet places for a long time without freezing
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A way of baptizing by putting a person under water three times, each time for one person of the Trinity
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Immersion comes from Latin in- 'into' and mergere 'to dip or plunge', giving the image of something going 'into' shadow. So in astronomy an immersion is the moment a star or moon is 'covered' or moves behind another body.