Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun submersion

2 senses of submersion

Sense 1
submergence, submerging, submersion, immersion -- (sinking until covered completely with water)
       => sinking -- (a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic")

Sense 2
submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing -- (the act of wetting something by submerging it)
       => wetting -- (the act of making something wet)