Antonyms for submersion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suh b-murs |
| Phonetic Transcription : səbˈmɜrs |
Definition of submersion
Origin :- early 15c., from Late Latin submersionem (nominative submersio), from past participle stem of submergere "to sink" (see submerge).
- 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
- The paper was immediately destroyed by submersion and concrete remained.
- Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
- At the time of the submersion of Atland, the first spoke of the Juul stood at the top.
- Extract from : « The Oera Linda Book » by Anonymous
- Not figuratively foreshowing, I hope, by its submersion, the fate of all the rest.
- Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper
- This, briefly, is the story of the submersion of the Fijians.
- Extract from : « The Pacific Triangle » by Sydney Greenbie
- I was able to follow our submersion by means of the manometer.
- Extract from : « Aircraft and Submarines » by Willis J. Abbot.
- Hydrophones and depth-charges reduced their vantage of submersion.
- Extract from : « Merchantmen-at-Arms » by David W. Bone
- Expansion crosswise the grain of wood after submersion, pp. 519-561.
- Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
- I could not learn that he rose at all after the first submersion.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 819 » by Various
- But on a closer examination of the structure and direction of the mountain system of Ceylon, it exhibits no traces of submersion.
- Extract from : « Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) » by James Emerson Tennent
- Moreover, what is an obscure corner in such a submersion of joy?
- Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo
Synonyms for submersion
- advance
- belly flop
- cataclysm
- cataract
- congestion
- dash
- deluge
- descent
- dip
- discharge
- dive
- duck
- ducking
- dunk
- encroachment
- enforcement
- engorgement
- excess
- exuberance
- fall
- flash flood
- flooding
- header headlong jump
- high dive
- immersion
- infringement
- investment
- jump
- leap
- lunge
- Niagara
- nose-dive
- nosedive
- overabundance
- overcrowding
- overkill
- overmuch
- overproduction
- pitch
- plethora
- plunge
- pour
- propulsion
- push
- redundancy
- spate
- spill
- spillover
- spree
- spring
- submergence
- submersion
- superfluity
- surfeit
- surplus
- swoop
- torrent
- tumble
- venture
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