SUBMERSION

submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing

(noun) the act of wetting something by submerging it

submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion

(noun) sinking until covered completely with water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

submersion (countable and uncountable, plural submersions)

The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion

(mathematics) A differentiable map whose differential is everywhere surjective.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*mer"sion, n. Etym: [L. submersio: cf. F. submersion.]

1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.

2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being overflowed or drowned.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins