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Submersible vs Immersive - What's the difference?

submersible | immersive |

As adjectives the difference between submersible and immersive

is that submersible is able to be submerged while immersive is tending to immerse.

As a noun submersible

is (british) a small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.

submersible

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Able to be submerged.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.
  • (British) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".
  • (British) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
  • (US) A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.

    • immersive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to immerse.
  • Giving the impression of immersion.

    • Related terms

    * immersiveness * immersivity * immersion