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submersion

submersion

1 6.2
Putting something completely under water or another liquid
  • noun
  • /səbˈmɜrʒən/
translation icon : 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
17 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
going under
vssubmersion
7 8.1

A boat or ship sinks below the water

is the act of putting things under liquid in any context, not only ships
immersion
vssubmersion
5 4.4

Being completely covered by a liquid like water

is the act of putting something under liquid with deliberate action
dousing
vssubmersion
3 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
submergence
vssubmersion
3 8.4

The state of being completely covered by water

is the deliberate act of placing something fully under liquid rather than becoming covered
submerging
vssubmersion
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
sinkage
vssubmersion
  • Specialized
7.4

How far things sink into ground or water

is the act of placing something under liquid, not a measurement or result

Antonyms

emersion
  • Specialized
9.9

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

How Submerged

inundation
1 7.7
submersion
1 6.2
immersion
5 4.4
to dip
146 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.