| immersion |
an act or instance of immersing or being immersed, or the condition of being immersed. [2 definitions] |
| immersion heater |
an electric coil or rod used to heat liquid while immersed in it. |
| immersive |
making or capable of making one feel deeply involved or engaged; deeply absorbing of one's attention. |
| immigrant |
one who moves permanently to another country from his or her native land. (See "migrant.") [2 definitions] |
| immigrate |
to take up permanent residence in a place or country to which one is not native. [2 definitions] |
| immigration |
the act or process of immigrating. [2 definitions] |
| Immigration Act of 1917 |
an exclusionary law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1917 that barred certain classes of people such as "idiots," "alcoholics," "epileptics," and "illiterates" from immigrating to the U.S. and also barred all immigrants coming from the so-called "Asiatic Barred Zone," which included much of Asia; also referred to as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act. |
| imminence |
the state or condition of being imminent. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen very soon. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| immobile |
not capable of being physically moved. [2 definitions] |
| immobility |
the state or condition of being incapable of being moved. [2 definitions] |
| immobilize |
to make incapable of motion or action. [2 definitions] |
| immoderate |
beyond reasonable or appropriate limits; excessive. |
| immodest |
not decent in appearance or behavior; shameless. [2 definitions] |
| immolate |
to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning. |
| immolation |
an act or instance of killing as a sacrifice, esp. by burning. |
| immoral |
not in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards of right and wrong conduct, esp. those deriving from religious teachings. |
| immorality |
the state or character of being immoral; lack of morality. [2 definitions] |
| immortal |
not subject to death or decay; living forever. [5 definitions] |
| immortality |
the state or condition of being immortal; perpetual life. [2 definitions] |