immersion : Idioms & Phrases
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center of immersion
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noun (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
center of buoyancy; center of immersion; centre of buoyancy.
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centre of immersion
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noun (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
center of buoyancy; center of immersion; centre of buoyancy.
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immersion foot
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noun resembling frostbite but without freezing; resulting from exposure to cold and wet
trench foot.
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immersion heater
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noun a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank)
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Immersion lens
- a microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil, between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
Webster 1913
trine immersion
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noun baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity)
