bathysphere

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάθος (bathos, “depths”) + σφαίρα (sfaíra, “sphere”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbæθɪˌsfɪə(ɹ)/

Noun

Wikipedia bathysphere (plural bathyspheres)

1. A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe

Related terms

• bathyscaphe

See also

• submarine
• submersible
• diving bell

Translations

diving chamber

• Catalan: batisfera (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潛水球 (cmn), 潜水球 (cmn) (qiánshuǐqiú)

• French: bathysphère (fr) f
• German: Bathysphäre (de) f

• Greek: βαθύσφαιρα (el) (vathýsfaira) f 
• Italian: batisfera (it) f
• Japanese: 潜水球 (ja) (せんすいきゅう, sensuikyū)
• Russian: батисфера (ru) (batisféra) f 
• Spanish: batisfera (es) f