submersion (redirected from submersions)

sub·merse  (sb-mûrs)

tr.v. sub·mersed, sub·mers·ing, sub·mers·es

To submerge.

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[Probably back-formation from submersion, act of submerging, from Late Latin submersi, submersin-, from Latin submersus, past participle of submergere, to submerge; see submerge.]

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sub·mersion (-mûrzhn, -shn) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	submersion - sinking until covered completely with water immersion, submergence, submerging sinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" dip - a brief immersion
	2.	submersion - the act of wetting something by submerging it dousing, ducking, immersion wetting - the act of making something wet

Translations

submersion [səbˈmɜːʃən] N → sumersión f

submersion

n → Untertauchen nt; (of submarine) → Tauchen nt; (by flood) → Überschwemmung f; submersion in liquid → Eintauchen nt → in Flüssigkeit; prolonged submersion in water → langes Liegen im Wasser

submersion [səbˈmɜːʃ/ən] n (see vt) → sommersione f, immersione f