water immersion
Submerged in liquid
Water immersion is the act of submerging something or someone in water.
The term appears in technical contexts: water immersion cooking (sous vide), water immersion objectives (microscope lenses designed to operate with water between lens and specimen).
In photography, water immersion can enhance certain optical properties.
The phrase sometimes describes therapeutic or baptismal practices involving full submersion.
- aquatic therapyRehabilitation using water immersion
- sensory deprivationBlocking all external stimuli
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- taking the plungeCommitting to something risky
- birthingAct of delivering young
diving · submersion · holding breath · muscle relaxation · hot tub · cold plunge · thermoregulation · full body · sensory stimulation · sink · wet · hydrodynamics · dive · deep end · float · snorkeling · pool · soak
- thermoregulationbody temperature, core temperature, shivering, sweating, thermoregulation
- weightlessnesszero gravity, zero-g, microgravity, weightless, weightlessness
- grounding techniquesdeep breathing, box breathing, naming colors, body scan, progressive relaxation
water immersiondryness
Absence of moisture
splashing · wading · dampening · misting · sprinkling
water immersiondesiccation
Complete removal of moisture
bone dry · dehydration · aridity · air drying · drought conditions