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submersion

UK
/səbˈmɜːʃən/
US
/səbˈmɜrʒən/

Translations

submersionnoun
submersions
pl
submersionSens général ; en mathématiques et en didactique, terme technique.
The submersion of the city during the flood caused significant damage.
La submersion de la ville pendant l’inondation a causé des dégâts importants.
Synonyms
immersion
drenching
sinking
engulfing
submerging
submersionadjective
UK
/səbˈmɜːʃən/
US
/səbˈmɜrʒən/
Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "submersion heater"); not normally gradable.
immergéEmploi technique, surtout pour un dispositif placé sous l’eau ou dans un liquide.
The laboratory installed submersion heaters to maintain a constant temperature in the tanks.
Le laboratoire a installé des chauffages immergés pour maintenir une température constante dans les cuves.

Definitions

submersionnoun
The act of being completely covered or submerged in a liquid.
The submersion of the city during the flood caused significant damage.
In differential topology, a smooth mapping between manifolds whose differential is surjective at every point.
The projection π : ℝ² → ℝ defined by π(x, y) = x is a standard example of a submersion.
A language-teaching approach in which learners are placed in classes taught entirely in the target language without support in their first language.
Many minority-language children undergo submersion when they enter mainstream schools.
submersionadjective
Designed for, relating to, or occurring under water or other liquid.
The laboratory installed submersion heaters to maintain a constant temperature in the tanks.
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