immersion

Noun
  1. Sinking until covered completely with water (synset 107378715)
    is a type of: sinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
    subtypes: dip - a brief immersion
    same as: submergence, submerging, submersion
  2. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse (synset 107336941)
    referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
    is a type of: disappearance - the event of passing out of sight
    is a part of: eclipse, occultation - one celestial body obscures another
    same as: ingress
  3. Complete attention;
    Intense mental effort (synset 105712213)
    is a type of: attention - the faculty or power of mental concentration
    subtypes:
    same as: absorption, concentration, engrossment
  4. A form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged (synset 101040517)
    is a type of: baptism - a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
    subtypes: trine immersion - baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity)
  5. The act of wetting something by submerging it (synset 100278413)
    is a type of: wetting - the act of making something wet
    same as: dousing, ducking, submersion

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