(Scientists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust, National Science Foundation)Īny submerged feelings will come out like a geyser, shooting skyward at full force. The Earth of 3.2 billion years ago was a "water world" of submerged continents, geologists say, after analyzing oxygen isotope data from ancient ocean crust now exposed on land in Australia. (Amazon trees are major source of methane emission, SciDev.Net) These trees act as chimneys, funnelling the methane produced in the submerged soil into the atmosphere. Once more the Ghost bore away before the storm, this time so submerging herself that for some seconds I thought she would never reappear. (Scientists return from expedition to lost continent of Zealandia, National Science Foundation) (Grains in the rain, National Science Foundation)Įarlier this year, Zealandia was confirmed as Earth's seventh continent, but little is known about it because it's submerged more than a kilometer (two-thirds of a mile) under the sea. The research studied how other crops compare to rice when submerged in water. Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc. Submersion (the act of wetting something by submerging it)įill or cover completely, usually with water Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging Submersion (sinking until covered completely with water) Submersible (capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged) Submerging (sinking until covered completely with water) Submergible (capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged) Submergence (sinking until covered completely with water) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "submerge"):ĭrown (be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation) Hypernyms (to "submerge" is one way to.):