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demersion

/diˈmɜː(ɹ)ʒən/

demersion noun: the act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.

Noun

demersion (usually uncountable, plural demersions)

  1. (usually) The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
  2. (usually) The state of being overwhelmed in, or as if in, water.
    • [T]his Sinking and Demerſion of Buildings into the Earth is a manifeſt Sign of their Antiquity, vvhich is ſo much the greater, by hovv much the deeper they are ſunk.1692, John Ray, “The First Question Concerning the World’s Dissolution, Whether there be Any Thing in Nature that may Probably Cause or Argue a Future Dissolution? Three Probable Means propounded and...

Forms of demersion

pluraldemersions

Origin of demersion

Latin demersio.

Questions about demersion

What does demersion mean?
Demersion means the act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
What part of speech is demersion?
Demersion is a noun.
How do you pronounce demersion?
Demersion is pronounced /diˈmɜː(ɹ)ʒən/.
What is the plural of demersion?
The plural of demersion is demersions.

Words near demersion in the dictionary

  1. demersals
  2. demerse
  3. demersed
  4. demerses
  5. demersing
  6. demersion
  7. demersions
  8. demes
  9. demesmaekerite
  10. demesman
  11. demesmen

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