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submersion

/səbmˈɝʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
sub-mer-sion
IPA
/səbmˈɝʒən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A differentiable map whose differential is everywhere surjective.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin summersio, summersionem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

submersions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

submerse submersible submerge submersive

Synonyms

immersion ducking dousing submergence submerging

Rhymes With

version conversion persian diversion immersion excursion inversion aversion dispersion subversion incursion perversion

Questions

How do you pronounce submersion?
The recorded pronunciation is /səbmˈɝʒən/.
What does submersion mean?
The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion
Where does submersion come from?
Borrowed from Latin summersio, summersionem.

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