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submersible en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.

Meanings

  1. Able to be submerged.

Deriveds

semisubmersible · unsubmersible · semi-submersible · nonsubmersible · narcosubmersible

Translations (13)

cy ymsuddol (able to be submerged) · fi upotettava (able to be submerged) · de untertauchbar (able to be submerged) · es sumergible (able to be submerged) · nb nedsenkbar (able to be submerged) · de tauchfähig (able to be submerged) · ca submergible (able to be submerged) · fi sukelluskykyinen (able to be submerged) · fr submersible (able to be submerged) · cy suddadwy (able to be submerged) · nl afzinkbaar (able to be submerged) · pt submersível (able to be submerged) · pt submergível (able to be submerged)

submersible en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.

Meanings

  1. (UK) A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
  2. (UK) A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
  3. (UK) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
  4. (US) A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
  5. An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.

Forms

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Coordinates

diving sphere · semi-submarine · semisub · diving bell · submarine · semisubmarine · bathyscaphe · sub · semi-sub · submarine · bathyscaphe

Deriveds

semisubmersible · semi-submersible · sub

Synonyms

anchor · midget-submarine

Translations (10)

de Tauchboot (very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered) · fi tavanomainen sukellusvene (non-nuclear submarine) · ar غَطَّاسَة (small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration) · ar غَاطِسَة (small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration) · cy llong ymsuddol (very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered) · ko 잠수정 (very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered) · ca submergible (very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered) · fi ydinsukellusvene (nuclear submarine) · fi pienoissukellusvene (small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration) · fi pienoissukellusvene (very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered)