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noun
The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A differentiable map whose differential is everywhere surjective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
the act of wetting something by submerging it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: immersion, ducking, dousing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wetting
noun
sinking until covered completely with water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: submergence, submerging, immersion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sinking
Narrower terms: dip
History
Borrowed from Latin summersio, summersionem.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
