submersible

[ suhb-mur-suh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being submersed.

  2. capable of functioning while submersed: a submersible pump.

noun
  1. a ship capable of submerging and operating under water; submarine.

  2. a device designed for underwater work or exploration, as a bathyscaphe or diving bell.

Origin of submersible

1
First recorded in 1865–70; submerse + -ible

Other words from submersible

  • sub·mers·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·sub·mers·i·ble, adjective
  • un·sub·mer·si·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for submersible

submersible

submergible (səbˈmɜːdʒɪbəl)

/ (səbˈmɜːsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be submerged

  2. capable of operating under water, etc

noun
  1. a vessel designed to operate under water for short periods

  2. a submarine taking one or more men that is designed and equipped to carry out work in deep water below the levels at which divers can work

Derived forms of submersible

  • submersibility or submergibility, noun

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