BATHYSPHERE


Meaning of BATHYSPHERE in English

/ ˈbæθɪsfɪə(r); NAmE -sfɪr/ noun

a round container in which a person can be carried down to the deep ocean, usually used for scientific study

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from Greek bathus deep + sphere .

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