Speakur

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submersible

/səbmˈɝsɪbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
sub-mersible
IPA
/səbmˈɝsɪbəl/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be submerged.

noun

A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.

British usage

noun

A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.

British usage

noun

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.

British usage

noun

A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.

American usage

noun

An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.

Etymology

Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.

Usage

Inflected Forms

submersibles (plural)

Derived Forms

narcosubmersible nonsubmersible semisubmersible unsubmersible sub

Phrases

semi-submersible

Frequently Paired Words

bathyscaphe semisub semi-sub semisubmarine semi-submarine sub submarine diving sphere

Synonyms

anchor midget-submarine submergible submersible warship

Questions

How do you pronounce submersible?
The recorded pronunciation is /səbmˈɝsɪbəl/.
What does submersible mean?
Able to be submerged.
Where does submersible come from?
Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.

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