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Definition of Submergence

1. Noun. Sinking until covered completely with water.

Definition of Submergence

1. n. The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.

Definition of Submergence

1. Noun. the act of submerging or the state of being submerged; submersion ¹

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Definition of Submergence

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Submergence

Literary usage of Submergence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"among- riparian owners on opposite sides of a stream or slough. § 291. Loss by accretion or submergence.—It is the rule that what a proprietor may gain ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1880)
"On the Geological Evidence of the temporary submergence of the Southwest of ... By Professor PRESTWICH, MA, FRS The submergence having been extremely slow ..."

3. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"CHAPTER VI DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHORELINE A. SHORELINES OF submergence ... 45) of the typical shoreline of submergence is therefore characterized by an ..."

4. Shore Processes and Shoreline Development by Douglas Wilson Johnson (1919)
"CHAPTER VI DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHORELINE A. SHORELINES OF submergence ... 45) of the typical shoreline of submergence is therefore characterized by an ..."

5. Annual Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1897)
"Evidence of any considerable submergence in the last glacial or ... At various points there seems to be decisive evidence of submergence up to a level of 40 ..."

6. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands by New York Academy of Sciences (1922)
"submergence WITH MARINE TERRACE-CUTTING AND FORMATION OF SAN JUAN FORMATION The ... During this submergence the fossiliferous San Juan dune sand was ..."

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