Demersion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diˈmɜː(ɹ)ʒən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Demersion is a noun meaning The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
Meaning
The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.
More Meanings
- The state of being overwhelmed in, or as if in, water.
Example Sentences
[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.
Word Forms
- demersions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include soaking, douse, dunking, drowning, deep dive, drownage.
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