immersion
//ɪˈmɜːʃən//
Noun
immersionSingular
immersionsPlural
1
The act of submerging or dipping something completely in a liquid.
The recipe requires full immersion of the vegetables in boiling water.
2
Deep mental involvement or absorption in an activity, subject, or experience.
Her immersion in the research project left her with little time for anything else.
3
A method of teaching a foreign language by surrounding learners exclusively with that language.
The school uses immersion to teach Spanish to young children.
4
A form of baptism in which the whole body is submerged in water.
The church practices baptism by immersion.