immersion

[ih-mur-zhuhn, -shuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of immersing.

2. state of being immersed. immersed.

3. state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption.

4. baptism in which the whole body of the person is submerged in the water.

5. Also called ingress. Astronomy.,  the entrance of a heavenly body into an eclipse by another body, an occultation, or a transit.

adjective

1. concentrating on one course of instruction, subject, or project to the exclusion of all others for several days or weeks; intensive.

   an immersion course in conversational French.

Other Word Forms

• nonimmersion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immersion¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin immersiōn- (stem of immersiō ) a dipping in. See immerse, -ion

Example Sentences

As explained by Suraj Samtani, a clinical psychologist with the University of New South Wales, dementia symptoms can be remediated through an immersion in the places—and among the people—of one’s early life.

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Raising core body temperature through hot-water immersion can support several important physiological processes.

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The split acknowledged the genre’s recent commercial dominance and immersion in pop, while trying to preserve laurels for its more classic sounds.

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First, reposition and remodel aging, family-focused resorts that are experiencing underutilization, transforming play areas and kids’ clubs into wellness decks, dining hubs or cultural immersion spaces.

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First, reposition and remodel aging, family-focused resorts that are experiencing underutilization, transforming play areas and kids’ clubs into wellness decks, dining hubs or cultural immersion spaces.

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