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Dictionary: im·mer·sion   (ĭ-mûr'zhən, -shən) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act or an instance of immersing.
    2. The condition of being immersed.
  1. Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water.
  2. Astronomy. The obscuring of a celestial body by another or by the shadow of another.

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noun

    Total occupation of the attention or of the mind: absorption, engrossment, enthrallment, preoccupation, prepossession. See excite/bore/interest.

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The placing of a body or an object into water or other liquid so that it is completely covered by the liquid.

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1. the plunging of a body into a liquid.
2. the use of the microscope with the object and object glass both covered with a liquid.

  • i. chilling — method used for chilling poultry carcasses with iced water to ensure rapid cooling immediately after slaughter.
  • i. foot — a condition similar to immersion foot in humans has been reported in cattle standing in cold water for days. There was erythema, edema and pain, followed by necrosis and sloughing of tissue.
  • i. syndrome — vagal reflex, induced by contact with very cold water, causes cardiac arrest and death.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: The placing of a body or thing under water or other liquid.

pronunciation A total immersion in life offers the best classroom for learning to love. — Leo Buscaglia, American author and lecturer on love and relationships, professor at University of Southern California, from Love.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - neddypning, nedsænkning, fordybelse, immersion

idioms:

  • immersion heater    elvandvarmer, dyppekoger

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderdompeling, doop

Français (French)
n. - immersion

idioms:

  • immersion heater    chauffe-eau électrique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eintauchen, Untertauchen, Vertieftsein

idioms:

  • immersion heater    Tauchsieder

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εμβάπτιση, βύθιση, βύθισμα, (αστρον.) κατάδυση

idioms:

  • immersion heater    θερμαντήρας εμβάπτισης

Italiano (Italian)
immersione

idioms:

  • immersion heater    riscaldatore ad immersione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imersão (f)

idioms:

  • immersion heater    aquecedor de imersão

Русский (Russian)
погружение, крещение

idioms:

  • immersion heater    погружной нагреватель

Español (Spanish)
n. - inmersión, absorción, enfrascamiento

idioms:

  • immersion heater    calentador de inmersión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nedsänkning, neddoppning, fördjupande (bildl.), immersion (astron. el. optik), djupgående (sjö)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
沉浸, 陷入, 专心

idioms:

  • immersion heater    电热煮沸器, 浸没式加热器

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 沈浸, 陷入, 專心

idioms:

  • immersion heater    電熱煮沸器, 浸沒式加熱器

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잠금, 몰입, 침수, 집중 훈련의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 浸入, 浸礼, 熱中, 没頭, 集中訓練の, 侵入

idioms:

  • immersion heater    投込み電熱器

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غمر, تغطيس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טבילה, השתקעות‬


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