immersion
English Thesaurus
1. the act of wetting something by submerging it (noun.act)
hypernym | : | wetting, |
definition | : | the act of making something wet (noun.act) |
2. a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged (noun.act)
hypernym | : | baptism, |
definition | : | a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | trine immersion, |
definition | : | baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity) (noun.act) |
3. complete attention; intense mental effort (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | attention, |
definition | : | the faculty or power of mental concentration (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | specialism, |
definition | : | the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | study, |
definition | : | a state of deep mental absorption (noun.cognition) |
4. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse (noun.event)
hypernym | : | disappearance, |
definition | : | the event of passing out of sight (noun.event) |
part meronym | : | eclipse, occultation, |
definition | : | one celestial body obscures another (noun.event) |
5. sinking until covered completely with water (noun.event)
hypernym | : | sinking, |
definition | : | a descent as through liquid (especially through water) (noun.event) |
hyponym | : | dip, |
definition | : | a brief immersion (noun.event) |
6. the act of wetting something by submerging it (noun.act)
derivation | : | duck, |
definition | : | submerge or plunge suddenly (verb.motion) |
7. complete attention; intense mental effort (noun.cognition)
8. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse (noun.event)
9. sinking until covered completely with water (noun.event)
10. the act of wetting something by submerging it (noun.act)
derivation | : | duck, |
definition | : | submerge or plunge suddenly (verb.motion) |
11. complete attention; intense mental effort (noun.cognition)
12. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse (noun.event)
13. sinking until covered completely with water (noun.event)
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