bathysphere

Pronunciation: /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration

Etymology

From bathy- + -sphere. A genericization from the particular bathysphere in the 1930s named Bathysphere. The name bathysphere was coined decades after the introduction of the device in the 1890s.

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submersible

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