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immersion

/ɪˈmɝʒən/

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noun

Immersion, plongée

The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

Examples :

"Sentence: Studying abroad provides complete immersion in a new culture. "

Étudier à l'étranger offre une immersion complète dans une nouvelle culture.

condition process action

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noun

Un chauffe-eau à immersion

An immersion heater.

Examples :

"The immersion heater warmed the water quickly for the tea. "

Le chauffe-eau à immersion a chauffé l'eau rapidement pour le thé.

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noun

Une application lisse dont la différentielle est partout injective

A smooth map whose differential is everywhere injective, related to the mathematical concept of an embedding.

Examples :

"Sentence: "The mathematician described how the immersion of a curved surface into three-dimensional space could create unexpected folds, even though locally it looks like a simple, smooth embedding." "

Le mathématicien a décrit comment l'application lisse d'une surface courbe dans l'espace tridimensionnel pouvait créer des plis inattendus, même si localement elle ressemble à un plongement simple et lisse.

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noun

Immersion, disparition

The disappearance of a celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite.

Examples :

"The astronomer carefully recorded the exact time of the moon's immersion into Earth's shadow during the lunar eclipse. "

L'astronome a soigneusement enregistré l'heure exacte de l'immersion de la lune dans l'ombre de la Terre pendant l'éclipse lunaire.

astronomy space physics science phenomena

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noun

Immersion, enseignement intensif

A form of foreign-language teaching where the language is used intensively to teach other subjects to a student.

Examples :

"The school offers an immersion program where students learn math and science entirely in Spanish. "

L'école propose un programme d'immersion où les élèves apprennent les mathématiques et les sciences entièrement en espagnol.

language education