immersion

UK/ɪˈmɜːʃən/US/ɪˈmɝʒən/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,702 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: immersions

Immersion is complete covering by liquid, or total absorption in a subject. Total immersion, immersion in the water, an immersion course.

Language teaching uses it for learning by surrounding somebody with the language, which is the fastest method there is. In Britain an immersion heater is the electric element that heats a hot water tank.

Definitions of immersion

1nounimmersionComplete covering by liquid, or total absorption in a subject.B2+
“Total immersion in the icy lake left him shaking for an hour.”

immersion is a covering.

Where it comes from

Latin immersio comes from immergere, to dip in, from in plus mergere, to plunge.

Latin
immersio — dipping
English, today
immersion

From late Middle English -, borrowed from Latin immersio (“dipping”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

immersion in the wild

French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French.
French immersion
In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects such as history, music, geography, art, physical education and science in French.
French immersion
In the present day, trine immersion is practiced by the River Brethren and Schwarzenau Brethren, as well as by parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Immersion baptism
SIPE usually occurs during exertion in conditions of water immersion, such as swimming and diving.
Swimming-induced pulmonary edema
The Cherokee Immersion School is a Cherokee language immersion school in Park Hill, Oklahoma, with a Tahlequah post office address.
Cherokee Immersion School

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