Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benthoscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ben-tho-scope
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep-sea submersible, consisting of a hollow sphere made of steel, able to bring a person to depths of a few thousand feet.

Etymology

From bentho- + -scope. Likely generalised from Benthoscope.

Inflected Forms

benthoscopes (plural)

Questions

What does benthoscope mean?: A deep-sea submersible, consisting of a hollow sphere made of steel, able to bring a person to depths of a few thousand feet.
Where does benthoscope come from?: From bentho- + -scope. Likely generalised from Benthoscope.

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