Immersion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪˈmɜːrʃn|  American pronunciation of the word immersion
Brit.  |ɪˈmɜːʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word immersion

noun

- sinking until covered completely with water (syn: submergence, submersion)
- (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse (syn: ingress)
- complete attention; intense mental effort (syn: absorption, concentration)
- a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
- the act of wetting something by submerging it (syn: ducking, submersion)

Extra examples

We were surprised by his complete immersion in the culture of the island.

He learned French through immersion.

I'm taking an immersion course in German.

Word forms

noun
singular: immersion
plural: immersions
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