bathyscaphe
pronunciation
How to pronounce bathyscaphe in British English:
UK ['bæθɪskæfi:]
How to pronounce bathyscaphe in American English:
US ['bæθɪskæfi]
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- Noun:
- navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration
Word Origin
- bathyscaphe (n.)
- "diving apparatus for reaching great depths," 1947, name coined by its inventor, Swiss "scientific extremist" Prof. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), from Greek bathys "deep" (see benthos) + skaphe "light boat, skiff" (see skaphoid).
Example
- 1. The french navy has built an abyssal bathyscaphe to take three men to the floor of the marianas trench .