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Definition of: immersion
(i·mûr′zhən, -shən) noun
1. The act of immersing or the state of being immersed; specifically, baptism by submersion in water.
2. The state of being overwhelmed or deeply engaged; absorption: immersion in business.
3. Astron. The disappearance of a heavenly body, either by passing behind another or by entering into the light of the sun or the shadow of the earth. [<L immersio, -onis]
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