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immersion

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im·mer·sion  (-mûrzhn, -shn)
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.
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Noun1.immersionimmersion - sinking until covered completely with water
sinking - 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 eclipse
astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
disappearance - the event of passing out of sight
eclipse, occultation - one celestial body obscures another
egress, emersion - (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
3.immersionimmersion - complete attention; intense mental effort
attention - 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 occupation
study - 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 submerged
baptism - 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.immersionimmersion - the act of wetting something by submerging it
wetting - the act of making something wet

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To my surprise I found that out of 87 kinds, 64 germinated after an immersion of 28 days, and a few survived an immersion of 137 days.
As in droughty regions baptism by immersion could only be performed symbolically, Mr.
At last, with a horrible splash, he darted like an arrow into the ice-cold water, and as he did so he uttered a shrill cry, stifled in a moment by his immersion beneath the waves.
 
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