Too deep an immersion in the affairs of life.
Atterbury.
4. (Astron.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either
behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as
in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion.
Immersion lens, a microscopic objective of short focal distance
designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil, between the front lens
and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
Im*mer"sion*ist, n. (Eccl.) One who holds the doctrine that immersion
is essential to Christian baptism.
Im*mesh" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immeshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immeshing.] [Pref. im- in + mesh. Cf. Inmesh.] To catch or entangle in,
or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare.
Im`me*thod"ic*al (?), a. Not methodical; without method or systematic
arrangement; without order or regularity; confused. Addison.
Syn. -- Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory.
Im`me*thod"ic*al*ly, adv. Without method; confusedly; unsystematically.
Im`me*thod"ic*al*ness, n. Want of method.
Im*meth"od*ize (?), v. t. To render immethodical; to destroy the method
of; to confuse. [R.]
Im*met"ric*al (&?;), a. Not metrical or rhythmical. [R.] Chapman.
Im*mew" (?), v. t. See Emmew.
Im"mi*grant (?), n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf.
F. immigrant. See Immigrate.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a
country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of
emigrant.
Syn. -- See Emigrant.
Im"mi*grate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immigrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Immigrating (?).] [L. immigrare, immigratum, to immigrate; pref. im- in
+ migrare to migrate. See Migrate.] To come into a country of which one
is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate.
Im"mi*gra"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. immigration.] The act of immigrating;
the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent
residence.
The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe.
T. Warton.
Im"mi*nence (?), n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See Imminent.] 1.
The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of
something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress.
Fuller.
2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. "But dare all
imminence." Shak.
Im"mi*nent (?), a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to project; pref.
im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project. See Eminent.] 1.
Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said
especially of misfortune or peril. "In danger imminent." Spenser.