BATHYSCAPHE


Meaning of BATHYSCAPHE in English

[ 'baθɪskaf ]

■ noun chiefly historical a type of manned submersible vessel.

Origin

1940s: coined in Fr. from Gk bathus 'deep' + skaphos 'ship'.

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