bathyscaphe

bathyscaphe
or bathyscaph noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bathy- + Greek skaphē light boat Date: 1947 a navigable submersible for deep-sea exploration having a spherical watertight cabin attached to its underside

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  • Bathyscaphe — [ Bathyscaphe Trieste, before a dive into the Marianas Trench] A bathyscape, bathyscaphe, or bathyscaph is a free diving self propelled deep sea diving submersible, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float… …   Wikipedia

  • bathyscaphe — [ batiskaf ] n. m. • 1946; de bathy et scaphe ♦ Appareil habitable destiné à conduire des observateurs dans les grandes profondeurs sous marines. ● bathyscaphe nom masculin Engin autonome de plongée à grande profondeur, habitable et dont la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • bathyscaphe — diving apparatus for reaching great depths, 1947, name coined by its inventor, Swiss scientific extremist Prof. Auguste Piccard (1884 1962), from Gk. bathys deep + skaphe light boat, skiff, a basin, a bowl, anything dug or scooped out, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bathyscaphe — /bath euh skayf , skaf /, n. Oceanog. a navigable, submersible vessel for exploring the depths of the ocean, having a separate, overhead chamber filled with gasoline for buoyancy and iron or steel weights for ballast. Also, bathyscaph /bath euh… …   Universalium

  • Bathyscaphe — batiskafas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Giliavandenis autonominis savaeigis aparatas okeanografiniams ir kt. tyrimams. atitikmenys: angl. bathyscaphe vok. Bathyscaph, m; Bathyscaphe, n rus. батискаф, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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  • bathyscaphe — bathyscaph ath y*scaph, bathyscaphe ath y*scaphe . navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration. Syn: bathyscape. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bathyscaphe — Ba|thy|scaphe [... ska:f], der od. das; [s], [...fə], Ba|thy|skaph, der; en, en [frz. bathyscaphe, zu lat. scapha = Boot < griech. skáphē = Gefäß]: (von dem schweizer. Tiefseeforscher A. Piccard [1884 1962] entwickeltes) Gerät zum Tauchen in… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bathyscaphe — Ba|thy|scaphe [... ska:f] der od. das; [s], u. Ba|thy|skaph der; en, en <aus gleichbed. fr. bathyscaphe, dies zu gr. bathýs »tief« u. skáphē »Gefäß, Trog«> (von dem Physiker A. Piccard, 1884 1962, entwickeltes) Tiefseetauchgerät …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Bathyscaphe Trieste — Career (Italy) Name …   Wikipedia

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