SUBMERGENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Sinking until covered completely with water

Synonyms:

immersion; submergence; submerging; submersion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("submergence" is a kind of...):

sinking (a descent as through liquid (especially through water))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "submergence"):

dip (a brief immersion)

Derivation:

submerge (fill or cover completely, usually with water)

submerge (put under water)

submerge (sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)