Meaning of bathyscaphe | Babel Free
ˈbæθɪˌskeɪvDefinitions
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
Equivalents
Examples
“The fact that the bathyscaphes are self-propelled makes it possible to use⟳ them to study⟳ the ocean microstructure in the horizontal, although the experiment⟳ should include⟳ temporal changes, which can be achieved either by using associated buoy stations or using a second suspended bathyscaphe.”
“It's ironic that when Piccard built his first bathyscaphe in the 1940s people assumed the revolutionary design⟳ had evolved from his famous stratospheric balloon. In fact, the reverse was true. In fact, Piccard's prototype bathyscaphe FNRS-2 (named for the Belgian national research⟳ foundation), which underwent sea trials in the Atlantic off Senegal in 1948, did possess⟳ all the attributes of a clumsy underwater balloon.”
“After World War II, engineers built specialized submarines called bathyscaphes to survive⟳ the intense pressures of the deep ocean. A pioneer in bathyscaphes was the Swiss-born Belgian physicist Auguste Piccard (1884–1962), who had set⟳ the world altitude record⟳ in a balloon in 1932. Having turned his attention to the sea, Piccard and his son, Jacques Piccard (1922– ), built a bathyscaphe called the Trieste after World War II.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free