Submergence
[səb'mɝdʒəns]
Definition
(n.) The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.
Editor: Maris
Examples
- This is of prime importance, as permitting quick submergence or emergence, either to escape from a high-speed destroyer or to capture a merchantman. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After a brief submergence by Alexander the Great, it rose again as the Seleucid Empire, which endured for some centuries. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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