"immersive" meaning in English

See immersive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more immersive [comparative], most immersive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: immerse + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|immerse|ive}} immerse + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} immersive (comparative more immersive, superlative most immersive)
  1. Tending to immerse. Translations (tending to immerse): immersif (French)
    Sense id: en-immersive-en-adj-rQkfl34j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 33 26 40 Disambiguation of 'tending to immerse': 91 5 4
  2. Giving the impression of immersion. Translations (giving the impression of immersion): immersiu (Catalan), uppoutuva (Finnish), immersif (French), immersiv (German), eindringlich (German), envolvente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-immersive-en-adj-tHaclhSk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 33 26 40 Disambiguation of 'giving the impression of immersion': 4 90 6
  3. (education) Using or relating to the immersion technique of language teaching. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-immersive-en-adj-1GUsVUqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 12 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 33 26 40 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: immersiveness, immersivity, immersion

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