1 : to put under water. 2 : to cover or overflow with water. 3 : to make obscure or subordinate : suppress personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities.

What is the meaning of submergence in science?

[səb′mər·jəns] (geology) A change in the relative levels of water and land either from a sinking of the land or a rise of the water level.

What do these words mean submerged?

verb (used with object), sub·merged, sub·merg·ing. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium. to cover or overflow with water; immerse. to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living.