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submersible

sub·mers·i·ble
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh b-mur-suh-buh l]
    • /səbˈmɜr sə bəl/
    • /səbˈmɜː.sɪ.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-mur-suh-buh l]
    • /səbˈmɜr sə bəl/

Definitions of submersible word

  • adjective submersible capable of being submersed. 1
  • adjective submersible capable of functioning while submersed: a submersible pump. 1
  • noun submersible a ship capable of submerging and operating under water; submarine. 1
  • noun submersible a device designed for underwater work or exploration, as a bathyscaphe or diving bell. 1
  • adjective submersible suitable for underwater use 1
  • noun submersible submarine, underwater vessel 1
See all 13 definitions of submersible

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Origin of submersible

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; submerse + -ible

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Parts of speech for Submersible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Submersible

submersible popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for submersible

adj submersible

  • floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.

adjective submersible

  • wafting — to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
All 2 Synonyms of submersible

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Related words

  • 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.

  • floating dock

    a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water.
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