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immersion

[ ih-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of immersing.
  2. state of being immersed. immersed.
  3. state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption.
  4. baptism in which the whole body of the person is submerged in the water.
  5. Also called ingress. Astronomy. the entrance of a heavenly body into an eclipse by another body, an occultation, or a transit. Compare emersion ( def 1 ).


adjective

  1. 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.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzi·sDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immersion1

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin ō- (stem of ō ) a dipping in. See immerse, -ion
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Researchers will test swimmers' saliva to track cortisol levels - a stress-related hormone - before and after cold water immersion.

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We used an immersion blender, which was fun, but I still loved the fundamental simplicity of the bowl-and-whisk approach.

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As a lapsed Catholic who never studied the Bible, I was at first skeptical that this deep immersion into Jesus’ life could have any particular relevance for me.

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The first focuses on Faruq’s trip to the redwoods, as his initial plan to spend six weeks following Odo turns into months of immersion in the community.

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Flashy big works offered massive piano immersion to a fault.

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