different between immerse vs covered
immerse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immerg?, from in + merg?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m??(?)s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Verb
immerse (third-person singular simple present immerses, present participle immersing, simple past and past participle immersed)
- (transitive) To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
- 1883, The Electrical Journal, page 501:
- ... the two plates of platinum immersed in oxygen and hydrogen gases
- 1841, William Rhind, A history of the vegetable kingdom, page 110:
- Even after the process of germination has taken place, if the young plant be immersed in an atmosphere of either of those gases [hydrogen and nitrogen], vegetation and life will immediately cease.
- 1955, George Shortley, Dudley Williams, Elements of Physics for Students of Science and Engineering
- The buoyant force of the atmospheric air on solids and liquids immersed in it is for most purposes negligible compared to the weight of solid or liquid, ...
- Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.
- 1883, The Electrical Journal, page 501:
- (transitive) To involve or engage deeply.
- The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.
- (transitive, mathematics) To map into an immersion.
- 2002, Kari Jormakka, Flying Dutchmen: Motion in Architecture (page 40)
- Thus, in mathematical terms a Klein bottle cannot be "embedded" but only "immersed" in three dimensions as an embedding has no self-intersections but an immersion may have them.
- 2002, Kari Jormakka, Flying Dutchmen: Motion in Architecture (page 40)
Synonyms
- submerge
Derived terms
- immersion
- immersive
Translations
Adjective
immerse (comparative more immerse, superlative most immerse)
- (obsolete) Immersed; buried; sunk.
Italian
Adjective
immerse f pl
- feminine plural of immerso
Verb
immerse
- third-person singular past historic of immergere
- feminine plural past participle of immergere
Latin
Participle
immerse
- vocative masculine singular of immersus
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covered
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?v?(?)d/
Adjective
covered (not comparable)
- Overlaid (with) or enclosed (within something).
- (figuratively) Prepared for, or having dealt with, some matter
- With my insurance, I am covered for earthquake damage.
- (poker) Than whom another player has more money available for betting.
- John has $100 on the table, while Jill only has $75. John has Jill covered.
- (dated) Wearing one's hat.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hidden
Antonyms
- uncovered
Derived terms
- ice-covered
Translations
Verb
covered
- simple past tense and past participle of cover
Anagrams
- devorce
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