Bathysphere
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bathysphere is a noun meaning A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe.
Meaning
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe.
Word Forms
- bathyspheres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bathyscape, bathyscaphe, bathyscaph, bathyscope, mesoscaphe, bathyseism.
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