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- [bath-uh-skeyf, -skaf]
- /ˈbæθ əˌskeɪf, -ˌskæf/
- /ˈbæ.θɪ.skæf/
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- [bath-uh-skeyf, -skaf]
- /ˈbæθ əˌskeɪf, -ˌskæf/
Definitions of bathyscaphe word
- noun bathyscaphe a navigable, submersible vessel for exploring the depths of the ocean, having a separate, overhead chamber filled with gasoline for buoyancy and iron or steel weights for ballast. 1
- noun bathyscaphe A manned submersible vessel of a kind used by the French deep-sea explorer Auguste Piccard (1884-1962). 1
- noun bathyscaphe A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol. 0
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Origin of bathyscaphe
First appearance:
before 1947 One of the 6% newest English words
1947; < French, equivalent to bathy- bathy- + Greek skáphos ship; coined by Auguste Piccard
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Parts of speech for Bathyscaphe
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bathyscaphe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bathyscaphe usage trend in Literature
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noun bathyscaphe
- bathysphere — a strong steel deep-sea diving sphere, lowered by cable
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- what is bathyscaphe?
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