† immersibleadj.¹

/ɪˈməːsɪb(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin type *immersibilis , < im- (im- prefix²) + *mersibilis , < mergĕre , mers- to dip, immerse: see -ible suffix. Compare immersable adj.

Obsolete. rare.

That cannot sink in water; ‘that cannot be drowned’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective] > incapable of sinking or being sunk or immersed

immersible1656

immersable1676

insubmergible1808

insubmersible1865

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Immersible, that cannot be drowned.

1693 I. Mather Cases Conscience (1862) 274 If Witches are immersible, how came they to die by drowning in Bohemia?

Derivatives

† immersiˈbility n. Obsolete incapability of sinking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [noun] > incapability of sinking

immersibility1693

1693 I. Mather Cases Conscience (1862) 274 This pretended Gift of Immersibility attending Witches.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

immersibleadj.²

Etymology: < immerse v. + -ible suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: iˈmmersible.

rare.

Capable of being immersed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > causing to plunge or sink in liquid > plunged or sunk in liquid > that may be plunged or sunk in liquid

submersible1807

submergible1820

immersible1846

1846 in J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. ; whence in later Dicts. (some of which erroneously cite Blount and Coles).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	immersible
释义	† immersibleadj.¹ /ɪˈməːsɪb(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin type immersibilis , < im-* (im- prefix²) + mersibilis , < mergĕre* , mers- to dip, immerse: see -ible suffix. Compare immersable adj. Obsolete. rare. That cannot sink in water; ‘that cannot be drowned’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective] > incapable of sinking or being sunk or immersed immersible1656 immersable1676 insubmergible1808 insubmersible1865 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Immersible, that cannot be drowned. 1693 I. Mather Cases Conscience (1862) 274 If Witches are immersible, how came they to die by drowning in Bohemia? Derivatives † immersiˈbility n. Obsolete incapability of sinking. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [noun] > incapability of sinking immersibility1693 1693 I. Mather Cases Conscience (1862) 274 This pretended Gift of Immersibility attending Witches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). immersibleadj.² Etymology: < immerse v. + -ible suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: iˈmmersible. rare. Capable of being immersed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > causing to plunge or sink in liquid > plunged or sunk in liquid > that may be plunged or sunk in liquid submersible1807 submergible1820 immersible1846 1846 in J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. ; whence in later Dicts. (some of which erroneously cite Blount and Coles). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.¹1656adj.²1846
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