1. (

• submergence ,
• submerging ,
• submersion ,
• immersion

) sinking until covered completely with water ;

2. (

• ingress ,
• immersion ,

) (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse ;

3. (

• concentration ,
• engrossment ,
• absorption ,
• immersion

) complete attention; intense mental effort ;

4. (

• immersion

) a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged ;

5. (

• submersion ,
• immersion ,
• ducking ,
• dousing

) the act of wetting something by submerging it ;