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immersive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɪˈmɜːɹ.sɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree English immerse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English immersive From immerse + -ive.

Meanings

  1. Tending to immerse.
  2. Giving the impression of immersion.
    • An immersive system usually allows the user to move around physically so it is important that the real world allows sufficient space for this to happen safely. 1999, Janet M. Noyes, Malcolm James Cook, Interface Technology: The Leading Edge, Research Studies PressLtd, →ISBN, page 125:
    • However, I maintain that many immersive theatre performances still tend to assign audiences to a scheme of production that is neoliberal in character and that affects the values and meanings that are attributable to that scheme of production. 2016, Adam Alston, Beyond Immersive Theatre: Aesthetics, Politics and Productive Participation, Springer, →ISBN, page 21:
  3. Using or relating to the immersion technique of language teaching.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most immersive Degree=Sup lexicographic
more immersive Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

immersively · unimmersive · nonimmersive

Relateds

immersivity · immersiveness · immersion

Translations (10)

ca immersiu (tending to immerse) · fi uppoutuva (giving the impression of immersion) · fr immersif (giving the impression of immersion) · de immersiv (giving the impression of immersion) · de eindringlich (giving the impression of immersion) · fr immersif (tending to immerse) · ca immersiu (giving the impression of immersion) · es inmersivo (giving the impression of immersion) · pt envolvente (giving the impression of immersion) · es inmersivo (tending to immerse)