immersion (n.)

  1. sinking until covered completely with water

    [ Syn: submergence , submerging , submersion ]

  2. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse

    [ Syn: ingress , ingress ]

  3. complete attention; intense mental effort

    [ Syn: concentration , engrossment , absorption ]

  4. a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

  5. the act of wetting something by submerging it

    [ Syn: submersion , ducking , dousing ]

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