bathysphere
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bathysphere
- /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/ UK
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From bathy- + -sphere. A genericization from the particular bathysphere in the 1930s named Bathysphere. The name bathysphere was coined decades after the introduction of the device in the 1890s.
noun bathyspheres
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A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe.
Similar: diving sphere
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noun diving chamber
| Español | batisfera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 潜水球 sensuikyū |
| 中文 | 潛水球 /潜水球 qiánshuǐqiú |
| Português | batisfera |
| Français | bathysphère |
| Deutsch | Bathysphäre |
| Italiano | batisfera |
| Ελληνικά | βαθύσφαιρα vathýsfaira |
| Русский | батисфе́ра batisféra |
Talk about this word "bathysphere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bathysphere. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. bathysphere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bathysphere "bathysphere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bathysphere.Cite this
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title = {bathysphere},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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