Antonyms for submergence

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhb-murj

Phonetic Transcription : səbˈmɜrdʒ

Definition of submergence

Origin : c.1600, from Latin submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" (see sub-) + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge). Intransitive use is from 1650s, made common 20c. in connection with submarines. Related: Submerged; submerging.

As in overflow : noun flood, inundation
As in plunge : noun quick drop; enthusiastic attempt
As in header : noun plunge
As in nosedive : noun plunge
As in dive : noun descent, usually underwater

Example sentences :

Our submergence in a sea of conventionality of almost impenetrable density.
Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort

Even if you do your comedy next your submergence will be precisely the same.
Extract from : « Black Oxen » by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

The rate of submergence has been estimated at about two feet per century.
Extract from : « The Elements of Geology » by William Harmon Norton

The depression was such that the submergence came very quickly.
Extract from : « A. D. 2000 » by Alvarado M. Fuller

They reached the surface after about two hours of submergence.
Extract from : « Aircraft and Submarines » by Willis J. Abbot.

Clearly the island of Jersey underwent in those days some sort of submergence.
Extract from : « Anthropology » by Robert Marett

The depth of the submergence in this case was only a few feet, but great depths may be reached with relative safety.
Extract from : « Every-day Science: Volume VII. The Conquest of Time and Space » by Henry Smith Williams

Neither tree nor bush grew upon it; their absence indicating that it was subject to annual submergence in the season of rain.
Extract from : « The Vee-Boers » by Mayne Reid

As before, the insulation was greatly improved by submergence in the ocean.
Extract from : « The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph » by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

These beds are charged with the relics of a boreal and arctic fauna, and indicate a submergence of rather more than 100 feet.
Extract from : « Fragments of Earth Lore » by James Geikie

Synonyms for submergence

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