bathysphere

Thân thiện

A scientist peers through the thick window of a bathysphere into the deep ocean.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A spherical deep-diving vessel, typically lowered by a cable from a surface ship, used for underwater observation and exploration.

Usage

• The word "bathysphere" specifically refers to a type of submersible. It is used to describe the vessel itself and the activity of using it.
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Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical contexts, referring to early 20th-century deep-sea exploration technology, most famously used by William Beebe and Otis Barton.
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Variants and Related Words

• Bathyscaphe (n): A later, free-diving deep-sea submersible, often compared to or contrasted with the bathysphere.
• Submersible (n): A general term for any underwater vessel or craft.
• Bathyspheric (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a bathysphere.

Synonyms

• Deep-sea diving sphere
• Observation sphere
• Manned submersible (in a general sense)

Related Phrases/Idioms

• : To undertake an exploratory descent in such a vessel.
  • Example: They planned to make a bathysphere dive to the uncharted trench.

Học thuật

Noun

1. spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration