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
- Tending to immerse.
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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:
- Using or relating to the immersion technique of language teaching.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)