Antonyms for submersion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : suh b-murs
Phonetic Transcription : səbˈmɜrs


Definition of submersion

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Late Latin submersionem (nominative submersio), from past participle stem of submergere "to sink" (see submerge).
  • As in overflow : noun flood, inundation
  • As in plunge : noun quick drop; enthusiastic attempt
  • As in header : noun plunge
  • As in nosedive : noun plunge
  • As in dive : noun descent, usually underwater
Example sentences :
  • The paper was immediately destroyed by submersion and concrete remained.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
  • At the time of the submersion of Atland, the first spoke of the Juul stood at the top.
  • Extract from : « The Oera Linda Book » by Anonymous
  • Not figuratively foreshowing, I hope, by its submersion, the fate of all the rest.
  • Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper
  • This, briefly, is the story of the submersion of the Fijians.
  • Extract from : « The Pacific Triangle » by Sydney Greenbie
  • I was able to follow our submersion by means of the manometer.
  • Extract from : « Aircraft and Submarines » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • Hydrophones and depth-charges reduced their vantage of submersion.
  • Extract from : « Merchantmen-at-Arms » by David W. Bone
  • Expansion crosswise the grain of wood after submersion, pp. 519-561.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
  • I could not learn that he rose at all after the first submersion.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 819 » by Various
  • But on a closer examination of the structure and direction of the mountain system of Ceylon, it exhibits no traces of submersion.
  • Extract from : « Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) » by James Emerson Tennent
  • Moreover, what is an obscure corner in such a submersion of joy?
  • Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo

Synonyms for submersion

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