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immersion

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immersion [ə′mər·zhən]
(astronomy)
The disappearance of a celestial body either by passing behind another or passing into another's shadow.
(mathematics)
A mapping ƒ of a topological spaceXinto a topological spaceYsuch that for everyx∈Xthere exists a neighborhoodNofx,such that ƒ is a homeomorphism ofNonto ƒ(N).
(science and technology)
Placement into or within a fluid, usually water.
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To my surprise I found that out of 87 kinds, 64 germinated after an immersion of 28 days, and a few survived an immersion of 137 days.
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As in droughty regions baptism by immersion could only be performed symbolically, Mr.
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At last, with a horrible splash, he darted like an arrow into the ice-cold water, and as he did so he uttered a shrill cry, stifled in a moment by his immersion beneath the waves.
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