-mər]zhən, -mə̄], -məi], ]sh- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin immersion-, immersio, from Latin immersus + -ion-, -io -ion
: an act of immersing or a state of being immersed: as
a.
(1) : a sinking or plunging usually into or within a fluid : dipping
the sense of chill that follows immersion of the hand in a volatile liquid
(2) : submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism : baptism by complete submersion of the person in water — compare affusion , aspersion
b. : disappearance of a celestial body either by passing behind another (as in the occultation of a star by the moon) or by passing into its shadow (as in the eclipse of a satellite) — compare emersion
c. : simple immersion