| NOUN | event | immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion | sinking until covered completely with water |
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| event | immersion, ingress | (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse | |
| cognition | immersion, concentration, engrossment, absorption | complete attention | |
| act | immersion | a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged | |
| act | immersion, submersion, ducking, dousing | the act of wetting something by submerging it |
| Sounds | ihmer'zhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | sinking until covered completely with water. | |
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| Synonyms | submergence, submerging, submersion | |
| Narrower | dip | A brief immersion |
| Broader | sinking | A descent as through liquid / liquid (especially through water) |
| Spanish | inmersión, sumergimiento, sumersión | |
| Catalan | immersió | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse. | |
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| Synonym | ingress | |
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Part of | eclipse, occultation | One celestial body obscures another |
| Broader | disappearance | The event of passing out of sight |
| Opposite | egress, emersion | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse |
| Spanish | ingreso, inmersión | |
| Meaning | complete attention; intense mental effort. | |
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| Synonyms | concentration, engrossment, absorption | |
| Narrower | focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering | The concentration of attention or energy on something |
| specialism | The concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation | |
| study | A state of deep mental absorption | |
| Broader | attention | The faculty or power of mental concentration |
| Spanish | concentración | |
| Catalan | concentració | |
| Verbs | immerse | devote (oneself) fully to |
| Meaning | A form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged. | |
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| Narrower | trine immersion | baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity) |
| Broader | baptism | A Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth |
| Spanish | inmersión | |
| Catalan | immersió | |
| Meaning | The act of wetting something by submerging it. | |
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| Synonyms | submersion, ducking, dousing | |
| Broader | wetting | The act of making something wet |
| Spanish | inmersión | |
| Catalan | immersió | |
| Verbs | immerse | cause to be immersed |
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