Synonyms for bathyscaphe


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bath-uh-skeyf, -skaf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæθ əˌskeɪf, -ˌskæf


Définition of bathyscaphe

Origin :
  • "diving apparatus for reaching great depths," 1947, name coined by its inventor, Swiss "scientific extremist" Prof. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), from Greek bathys "deep" (see benthos) + skaphe "light boat, skiff" (see skaphoid).
  • As in diving bell : noun one-person diving apparatus
Example sentences :
  • Why assume that whatever attacked the bathyscaphe did it of its own accord?
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • I'm talking about the bathyscaphe that ought to be in Manila any day now.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • The yacht seemed to tiptoe away from the scene of the bathyscaphe's destruction.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • And maybe you should tell them about the Pelorus and the bathyscaphe.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • "I'm trying to picture myself going down in a bathyscaphe," said Terry hastily.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • They're sending the bathyscaphe down unmanned, to test all apparatus before a manned dive.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • "The Pelorus says she'll be ready to send the bathyscaphe down for a test dive in two hours," he reported.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • The yacht went past no more than fifty yards away, just as the bathyscaphe left the water and swung clear.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • The bathyscaphe had cost more money than is usually allotted to most scientific researchers, and now it was smashed.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

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