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What is the noun for submergence?

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submersible
  1. (Britain) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.
  2. (Britain) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".
  3. (Britain) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
  4. (US) A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.
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submersion
  1. The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion
  2. (mathematics) A differentiable map whose differential is everywhere surjective.
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    1. “What's more it's claimed to survive submersion in water for at least 30 minutes.”
      “The analogy between cerebral protection with deep hypothermia, and cold water submersion, now becomes obvious.”
      “After one particularly long submersion, Blair spotted a log stretched out across the river just within reach of his outstretched hands.”
submergence
  1. The act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “For example, seeds germinating in soil survive submergence by germinating anaerobically.”
      “This suggests the existence of inheritable traits connected with tolerance of submergence that apply to a wide range of conditions.”
      “Yamada provided extensive data showing the rapid loss of starch and total carbohydrates during submergence in leaves, leaf sheaths and roots.”
submerger
  1. (rare) Someone or something that submerges.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The same applicator can be used for many different products because it easily changes from a submerger unit to one with a multi-curtain batter fall and underflow pump.”
submergible
  1. Synonym of submersible
submergences
submersibles
  1. plural of submersible
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    1. “It was time for Britain to acquire submersibles and find out just how much of a menace they might be.”
      “He's been down in every imaginable piece of diving gear known to man as well as a wide array of underwater submersibles and crafts.”
      “The Royal Navy has two submarine rescue submersibles, the NR5 and Scorpio, which are currently on standby near Glasgow.”
submergibles
  1. plural of submergible
submersions
  1. plural of submersion
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    1. “Il s'agit de risque de hausse des eaux de mer, de submersions des cotes, de hausse du taux de sel dans le sol.”
      “It is unclear, however, if the acid-base and ionic imbalance caused by forced submersions would alter long-term normal physiology and behavior.”
      “Conversely, in the Kura depression there was a sharp strengthening of submersions.”
submergers
  1. plural of submerger
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