(adj) capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged, Syn. submergible, Ant. nonsubmersible, Example:a submersible pump; a submergible electric frying pan
n. [ L. submersio: cf. F. submersion. ] 1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being overflowed or drowned. [ 1913 Webster ]