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bathyscaphe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbæθɪˌskeɪv/
  • UK: /ˈbæθɪˌskæf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bathyscaph, bathyscape

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: submersible

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βᾰθῠ́ς (băthŭ́s) Proto-Indo-European *skabh-der. Ancient Greek σκᾰ́πτω (skắptō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φη (skắphē) French bathyscaphebor. English bathyscaphe Borrowed from French bathyscaphe. Analyzable as bathy- + Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “little boat, skiff”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բատիսկաֆ (batiskaf) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Basque: batiskafo — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Bulgarian: батискаф (batiskaf) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Catalan: batiscaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 深潛器 /深潜器 (shēnqiánqì) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Czech: batyskaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Dutch: bathyscaaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Estonian: batüskaaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Finnish: batyskafi — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • French: bathyscaphe — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • German: Bathyscaph — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • German: Bathyskaph — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Greek: βαθυσκάφος (vathyskáfos) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Hebrew: בתיסקף — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Italian: batiscafo — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Japanese: バチスカーフ (bachisukāfu) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Korean: 바스스카프 (baseuseukapeu) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Norwegian: batyskaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Polish: batyskaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Portuguese: batiscafo — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Russian: батиска́ф (batiskáf) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Serbo-Croatian: батискаф — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Serbo-Croatian: batiskaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Slovak: batyskaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Spanish: batiscafo — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Swedish: batyskaf — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Tamil: நீர்முனை (nīrmuṉai) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible
  • Ukrainian: батискаф (batyskaf) — self-propelled deep-sea submersible