bathysphere
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάθος (bathos, “depths”) + σφαίρα (sfaíra, “sphere”).
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia bathysphere (plural bathyspheres)
- 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
