Meaning & use

immersion

noun·Academic

The act of being completely absorbed in an activity or surrounded by something, such as a language or environment.

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Living with a host family gave her total immersion in the language within weeks.

Complete immersion of the metal part in the cooling bath prevented it from warping.

A note on using this word

Immersion is widely used for language learning methods that surround a student entirely with a target language, as well as for literally placing something underwater.

Words with a similar meaning

absorptionsubmersion

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