Submergence
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of submerging, or plunging under water: the state of being submerged; submersion; hence, a sinking out of sight.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
the act of
submerging
or the state of being
submerged
;
submersion
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
sinking until covered completely with water
Word Usage
"Problems of long-term submergence of the ricefield after the fish were reared were avoided."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
sinking
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
dip
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
convergence
divergence
emergence
reemergence
resurgence
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
air-sea
flex-fuel
intercellular
lable
put/call
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
baptism
breaking water
burial
cadence
catenary