immersion
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ʒən, -ʃən noun
1.
an act or instance of immersing.
2.
state of being 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.
adjective
6.
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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| —n | |
| 1. | a form of baptism in which part or the whole of a person's body is submerged in the water |
| 2. | astronomy Also: ingress the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse or occultation |
| 3. | the act of immersing or state of being immersed |
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Word Origin & History
immersion
mid-15c., from L.L. immersionem (nom. immersio), noun of action from immergere, from L. in- "into" + mergere "plunge, dip" (see merge). Meaning "absorption in some interest or situation" is from 1640s. As a method of teaching a foreign language, it is from 1965, trademarked by the Berlitz company.
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Medical Dictionary
immersion im·mer·sion (ĭ-mûr'zhən, -shən)
n.
The placing of a body under water or other liquid.
The use of a fluid on a microscope slide in order to exclude air from between the glass slide and the bottom lens.
im·merse' (ĭ-mûrs') v.
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Example sentences
Their duty is to propel as well as regulate the desired immersion.
Wisdom was acquired through immersion in the best that has been thought and said.
It's complete immersion in the large, fantastic world of the desert.
Of course, online programs cannot replicate the immersion experience.
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