bathysphere

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/

Noun

bathysphere noun

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

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Synonyms

bathyscape bathyscaphe bathyscaph bathyscope mesoscaphe bathyseism aquascope bathysaurid bathyphile mesoscaph bathyteuthid bathymasterid depth sounder seacave hydroscope dipper

Associated

dives submersible rapture barton otis spherical dive bermuda underwater atlas sphere depth

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