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Going underwater without leaving a bubble of excuse to breathe.
means The act or state of being completely plunged under the surface of a liquid, or more broadly, total immersion in an activity, situation, or environment.
from From Latin submergere — sub ('under') plus mergere ('to plunge, dip, sink'). Mergere is the same root that gives English 'merge' and 'emerge,' which is fitting: whatever goes under eventually has to come back up and blend into something, or rise and announce it survived.
- math sense
- a map that is locally a projection, infinitesimally
- baptism term
- full-body dunk, not a sprinkle
- not immersion
- immersion also demands injectivity, submersion does not care
- everyday use
- total absorption, like grief or a deadline