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demersions

demersions is the plural of demersion.

Meaning of demersion

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...

Questions about demersions

What is demersions the plural of?
Demersions is the plural of demersion.

Words near demersions in the dictionary

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

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