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submersion

UK
/səbˈmɜːʃən/
US
/səbˈmɜrʒən/
submersionnoun
submersions
pl
Translations
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.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
immersion
drenching
sinking
engulfing
submerging
submersionadjective
UK
/səbˈmɜːʃən/
US
/səbˈmɜrʒən/
Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "submersion heater"); not normally gradable.
Translations
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
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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