immersion
n. C / Un. the state of being completely covered by a liquid, or being deeply involved in an activity. You often hear this when someone learns a language by living in a country where it is spoken.
n. the act of dipping something into a liquid until it is covered, or the state of being deeply engaged in a specific environment or interest. Often used in educational contexts to describe a method of teaching where only the target language is used.
Total immersion is the fastest way to learn a new language.
The program offers a week of cultural immersion where students live with local families and participate in daily traditions.
The artist's latest installation uses spatial audio and virtual reality to create a sense of total immersion, blurring the boundaries between the viewer and the digital landscape.
From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin immersiō, immersiōnem (“dipping”).
Often paired with the preposition 'in' ('immersion in').