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   Im·mer·sion

   /iˈmərZH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of immersing someone or something in a liquid: "his back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic Ocean"
   • ▪ deep mental involvement: "his immersion in Jewish culture"
   • ▪ a method of teaching a foreign language by the exclusive use of that language, usually at a special school.
   • ▪ baptism by immersing a person bodily (but not necessarily completely) in water.
   • ▪ the disappearance of a celestial body in the shadow of or behind another.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from late Latin immersio(n-), from immergere ‘dip into’ (see immerse).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › immersionImmersion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMMERSION is the act of immersing or the state of being immersed. How to use immersion in a sentence.

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   IMMERSION definition: 1. the fact of becoming completely involved in something: 2. the process of learning a language or…. Learn more.

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   IMMERSION meaning: 1. the fact of becoming completely involved in something: 2. the process of learning a language or…. Learn more.

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   Immersion is the act of dipping something in a substance, completely covering it. It might be something physical, such as plunging your body into water, or metaphorical, such as becoming totally immersed in a project.

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   adjective. concentrating on one course of instruction, subject, or project to the exclusion of all others for several days or weeks; intensive: an immersion course in conversational French. Discover More.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimmersion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   immersion. noun. /ɪˈmɜːʃn/. /ɪˈmɜːrʒn/. [uncountable] immersion (in something) the act of putting somebody/something into a liquid, especially so that they or it are completely covered; the state of being covered by a liquid. Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heat.

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   Definitions of 'immersion'. 1. Someone's immersion in a subject is their complete involvement in it. [...] 2. Immersion of something in a liquid means putting it into the liquid so that it is completely covered. [...] More.

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   noun. 1. a form of baptism in which part or the whole of a person's body is submerged in the water. 2. Also: ingress astronomy. the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse or occultation. 3. the act of immersing or state of being immersed. Collins English Dictionary.

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    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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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    immersion meaning, definition, what is immersion: the action of immersing something in liq...: Learn more.