IMMERSIONS Synonyms

• (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

• (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium

• the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

• the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

• complete attention; intense mental effort

• the mental state of being preoccupied by something

• the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

• the spatial property of being crowded together

• strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material

• increase in density

• complete attention; intense mental effort

• bringing together military forces

• great and constant diligence and attention

• the act of wetting something by submerging it

• hunting ducks

• the act of wetting something by submerging it

• complete attention; intense mental effort

• the mental state of being preoccupied by something

• the quality of being intent and concentrated

• (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse

• the act of entering

• sinking until covered completely with water

• sinking until covered completely with water