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submersible
noun 5adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
larger
VERB + SUBMERSIBLE
bubble-domed
SUBMERSIBLE + NOUN
scientists
PREP.
in
Definitions
adj
1
Able to be submerged.
noun
1
A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
2
A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
3
A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
4
A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
5
An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — capable of being immersed in water or functioning while subm
- submergible
Antonyms
- nonsubmersible
- nonsubmergible
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Our submersible is much larger, but designed with just as much care as the Titan.
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It was the first submersible to implode in the history of humanity.
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Sitting on the deck of the research vessel is a bubble-domed submersible that takes scientists down as deep as 900 meters to study the life on the ocean floor.
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