Bathysphere Definition

băthĭ-sfîr
noun
A spherical deep-diving chamber in which persons are lowered by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life.
American Heritage
A round, watertight observation chamber lowered by cables into the sea to a depth of c. 900 m (c. 2,950 ft)
Webster's New World

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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bathysphere

Noun

Singular:
bathysphere
Plural:
bathyspheres

Origin of Bathysphere

  • From Ancient Greek βάθος (bathos, “depths”) + σφαίρα (sfaíra, “sphere”).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to bathysphere using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

BBABAT

Words Ending With

EREERE

Unscrambles

bathysphere

Words Starting With B and Ending With E

Starts With B & Ends With EStarts With BA & Ends With EStarts With B & Ends With RE

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With B11 Letter Words Ending With E