Submersible
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Submersible is an adjective meaning Able to be submerged.
Meaning
Able to be submerged.
More Meanings
- (UK) A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
- (UK) A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
- (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
- (UK) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear 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.
Word Forms
- submersibles
Synonyms for submersible
Depending on context, synonyms include anchor, midget-submarine, submergible.
Antonyms for submersible
Common opposites include nonsubmersible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include submergible, submerged, subsea, undersea, submarine, underwater.
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