submersible
pronunciation
How to pronounce submersible in British English:
UK [səbˈmɜ:səbl]
How to pronounce submersible in American English:
US [səbˈmɜrsəbl]
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- Noun:
- an apparatus intended for use under water
- a warship designed to operate under water
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- Adjective:
- capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
Word Origin
- submersible (adj.)
- 1862, from submerse or from Latin submers-, past participle stem of submergere + -ible. As a noun, from 1900, "a submersible craft." Alternative adjective submergible is attested from 1820, from submerge.
Example
- 1. The manned submersible as an effective sampling and imaging platform .
- 2. Colombian soldiers guard a homemade submersible near cauca , colombia .
- 3. Took a submersible down to recover a few artifacts .
- 4. Visi-therm deluxe 250 watt submersible aquarium heater .
- 5. His submersible designs have fixed wings and sleek , elongated fuselages , like those on an aircraft .