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submersion

submersion

1 6.2
Putting something completely under water or another liquid
  • noun
  • /səbˈmɜrʒən/
: inmersión
  • Especially in cases of drowning and cold water submersion accidents, many CPR survivors reach a full recovery with no neurological damage.

If you are in a cold submersion tank.

Examples

  • Submersion in water would affect the transmission of the signal.

    The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)

  • Curiously, the one thing it didn't require was constant submersion.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • All right, So full submersion, and I didn't plan for that.

  • He would have known exactly what to do in the event of a submersion.

    Meet the Fockers (2004)

  • The capsule is strong enough to withstand submersion to thirty-atmosphere pressures.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The constant action of submersion and aeration facilitates the growth of a biological slime that aids in the breakdown of organic material.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The total amount of uranium recovered by the nonwoven fabric was >1 kg in terms of yellow cake during a total submersion time of 240 days in the ocean.

    Blog text (5)

  • This company's water-resistant solenoid valves feature a fully encapsulated coil for applications where exposure to moisture or even complete submersion is necessary.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The fish was still alive after a prolonged submersion in the water.

  • The diver experienced a feeling of weightlessness during his submersion in the ocean.

Synonyms

sinking
vssubmersion
14 2.8

A boat or object that goes below the water's surface

is an intentional act of putting something fully under liquid, not just descending
immersion
vssubmersion
11 4.4

Being completely covered by a liquid like water

is the act of putting something under liquid with deliberate action
submergence
vssubmersion
2 8.4

The state of being completely covered by water

is the deliberate act of placing something fully under liquid rather than becoming covered
dousing
vssubmersion
1 4.9

Putting a lot of water on something so it becomes very wet

is the general act of placing something under liquid not only to wet it
going under
vssubmersion
1 8.1

A boat or ship sinks below the water

is the act of putting things under liquid in any context, not only ships
sinkage
vssubmersion
  • Specialized
1 7.4

How far things sink into ground or water

is the act of placing something under liquid, not a measurement or result
submerging
vssubmersion
1 5.0

Something sinks until it is completely covered by water

is the intentional act of placing something completely under liquid rather than natural fall

Antonyms

emersion
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The act of coming into view after being hidden, for example when the sun appears after an eclipse

How Submerged

inundation
2 7.7
submersion
1 6.2
immersion
11 4.4
to dip
141 1.0
wetting
1 1.4

Surface Forms

submersion singular
submersions plural

Morphology

submersion = submerge (transparent) = submerge + sion

Formed from the verb 'submerge' with the noun-forming suffix '-sion'; the meaning 'the act of putting under liquid' is directly inferable, though there is an orthographic change from 'submerge' to 'submersion'.

Etymology

Submersion comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and mergere 'to plunge', so it literally means 'plunging under'. That's why submersion today means putting something completely under a liquid, like water.