submersion

səbˈmɜrʒən

Definition

Definition of submersion - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

water

Rare

the act of being completely covered by water

Rare

The submersion of the city was devastating.

dunking

immersion

plunging

mathematics

TECH.

differentiable map with surjective differential

TECH.

The concept of submersion is crucial in differential topology.

embedding

immersion

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Origin of submersion

Latin, sub (under) + mergere (to plunge)

Terms with submersion included in their meaning

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sinking

submersion

act of something going down below the surface

drowned

adj.

literal

dead due to submersion in water

go under

submersion

sink below the surface of water

ducking

water submersion

instance of submerging something in water

bob under

submersion

disappear suddenly beneath a surface

immersion

religion

type of baptism involving full body submersion

plimsoll

ship marking

line on a ship's side indicating legal submersion limits

diving dress

deepwater gear

protective outfit for submersion, often weighted, resisting chill and compression

Examples of submersion in a sentence

Submersion in the pool helped him relax.
Submersion is a key topic in advanced calculus.
Understanding submersion aids in solving complex equations.

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French:submersion, immersion surjective, ...
German:Untertauchen, Submersion, ...
Italian:sommersione, mappa suriettiva, ...
Spanish:inmersión, submersión, ...
Portuguese:submersão, mapa submerso, ...
Chinese:浸没, 沉浸, ...
Japanese:水没, 沈め込み, ...
Arabic:غَمْر, إِسْقَاط, ...
Hebrew:הַטְבָּעָה, הַטְלָה, ...
Russian:затопление, субмерсия, ...
Ukrainian:затоплення, ...
Hindi:जलमग्नता, उपमर्शन, ...
Bengali:জলে ডুবে যাওয়া, সাবমার্শন, ...
Catalan:submersió, aplicació diferenciable, ...
Czech:ponoření, submerze, ...
Danish:oversvømmelse, submersion, ...
Dutch:onderdompeling, ...
Greek:καταβύθιση, εμβάπτιση, ...
Hungarian:elmerülés, szubmerzió, ...
Khmer:ការលិចលង់ក្នុងទឹក, អនុគមន៍ផែនទីអាចដេរីវេ ដែលឌីផេរ៉ង់ស្យែលរបស់វាគ្របដណ្ដប់, ...
Korean:침수, 매몰, ...
Persian:غرق شدن, غوطه‌وری, ...
Polish:zanurzenie, submersja, ...
Portuguese (BR):submersão, ...
Romanian:scufundare, imersiune, ...
Swedish:nedsänkning, submersion, ...
Thai:การจมอยู่ใต้น้ำ, การจุ่ม, ...
Turkish:sular altında kalma, daldırma, ...
Vietnamese:sự ngập lụt, phép chìm, ...

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