Submersion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sinking until covered completely with water

the act of wetting something by submerging it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səbmˈɜːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/səbmˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səbmˈɜːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /səbmˈɜːʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

submergence immersion ducking dousing submerging

Word Forms

submerge	verb	sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
submerse	verb	sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
immerse	verb	cause to be immersed
duck	verb	dip into a liquid
douse	verb	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untertauchen

sinken, bis es vollständig mit Wasser bedeckt ist

🇪🇸Spanish

sumersión

hundirse hasta cubrirse completamente con agua

🇮🇹Italian

immersione

affondare fino a coprirlo completamente d'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

onderdompeling

zinken totdat het volledig bedekt is met water

🇵🇹Portuguese

submersão

afundando até ficar completamente coberto com água

🇷🇺Russian

погружение

тонет, пока полностью не покроется водой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डुबकी

पानी से पूरी तरह ढक जाने तक डूबते रहना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিমজ্জন

সম্পূর্ণরূপে জলে ঢেকে না যাওয়া পর্যন্ত ডুবে যাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நீரில் மூழ்குதல்

முற்றிலும் தண்ணீரால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும் வரை மூழ்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మునిగిపోవడం

పూర్తిగా నీటితో కప్పబడే వరకు మునిగిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बुडवणे

पूर्णपणे पाण्याने झाकले जाईपर्यंत बुडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડૂબકી

પાણીથી સંપૂર્ણપણે ઢંકાઈ જાય ત્યાં સુધી ડૂબી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಳುಗುವಿಕೆ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚುವವರೆಗೆ ಮುಳುಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുങ്ങൽ

പൂർണ്ണമായും വെള്ളത്തിൽ മൂടുന്നതുവരെ മുങ്ങുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਢੱਕਣ ਤੱਕ ਡੁੱਬਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈوبنا

مکمل طور پر پانی سے ڈھکنے تک ڈوبنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浸没

下沉直至完全被水覆盖

🇯🇵Japanese

水没

完全に水がかかるまで沈む

🇰🇷Korean

잠수

물로 완전히 덮일 때까지 가라앉는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhấn chìm

chìm cho đến khi bị nước bao phủ hoàn toàn

🇹🇭Thai

การจมน้ำ

จมลงจนมีน้ำปกคลุมจนหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

perendaman

tenggelam sampai seluruhnya tertutup air

🇵🇭Filipino

paglubog

lumulubog hanggang sa ganap na natatakpan ng tubig

🇲🇾Malay

tenggelam

tenggelam sehingga ditutup dengan air sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغمر

تغرق حتى تتغطى تماما بالماء

🇮🇷Persian

غرق شدن

غرق می شود تا زمانی که کاملاً با آب پوشانده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

suya batma

tamamen suyla kaplanana kadar batıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

טבילה

שוקע עד לכיסוי מלא במים

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The primary meaning of 'submersion' is 'sinking until covered completely with water'.

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