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. Compare emersion ( def 1 ).

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 Words From

• nonim·mersion 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

It was a proud moment for me—especially because I knew that this patent contained novel capabilities that were critical for a brand-new technology called immersion lithography.

From Fortune

The best soundbar is compact, easy to install, and an unbeatable way to present your movies, music, and video games with elevated volume, clarity, and immersion.

From Popular-Science

My sons, 6 and 8 at the time, would love this immersion into their culture, I figured.

From Washington Post

Commuters benefit from the separation and solace from the chaotic and noisy outside world during their busy travels to and from work, too—and music enthusiasts enjoy the full immersion that a pair of true headphones delivers.

From Popular-Science

The clips are brief, so the listener does not get a thorough immersion but rather a flavor of the desperate times.

From Washington Post

The irony is that we continue our immersion in the three poisons when we shop at such overpriced designer supermarkets.

From The Daily Beast

Immersion is something that game developers discuss frequently when talking about their games, and with good reason.

From The Daily Beast

But immersion in this realm of secrets and deception comes at a steep price, for both the protagonist and reader.

From The Daily Beast

If they swam just as strenuously on the tenth immersion as on the first, the risk of drowning would increase dramatically.

From The Daily Beast

It was a life-changing immersion, one I would recommend for every serious foreign journalist or businessperson.

From The Daily Beast

Go carefully over the film with an oil-immersion lens, using a mechanical stage if available.

From Project Gutenberg

In many cases complete dissolution of the corpse is attempted by immersion in acids.

From Project Gutenberg

We shall say nothing as to the defects or merits of aspersion or sprinkling, immersion or dipping, affusion or pouring.

From Project Gutenberg

Although we were soon thoroughly exhausted with our immersion in the water, we dared not climb aboard.

From Project Gutenberg

It is neither immersion nor sprinkling nor any other mode of lustration which marks us out as God's.

From Project Gutenberg