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单词 bathyscaphe
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Definition of bathyscaphe in English:

bathyscaphe

nounˈbaθɪskafˈbæθəˌskæf
historical
  • A manned submersible vessel of a kind used by the Swiss deep-sea explorer Auguste Piccard (1884–1962).

    〈主史〉(法国深海探险家奥古斯特·皮卡尔[1884-1962]使用的)探海潜艇,深海潜水器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He dove in the bathyscaphe Trieste, and the smaller Soucoupe Marine (rented from Jacques Cousteau) and the Westinghouse Deepstar 4000.
    • The scientist and Nelson, along with the boat's bathyscaphe was amazingly swallowed by a huge whale.
    • For those who are interested, the bathyscaphe is a type of submersible observation chamber.
    • William Beebe's bathyscaphe, based on a steel balloon, and the submersibles which followed, changed the way in which oceanographers were able to gather information.
    • Auguste Piccard conceived the bathyscaphe in the 1930s but became distracted by the allure of high-altitude ballooning.

Origin

1940s: coined in French by its inventor, Auguste Piccard, from Greek bathus 'deep' + skaphos 'ship'.

Definition of bathyscaphe in US English:

bathyscaphe

nounˈbaTHəˌskafˈbæθəˌskæf
historical
  • A manned submersible vessel of a kind used by the Swiss deep-sea explorer Auguste Piccard (1884–1962).

    〈主史〉(法国深海探险家奥古斯特·皮卡尔[1884-1962]使用的)探海潜艇,深海潜水器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For those who are interested, the bathyscaphe is a type of submersible observation chamber.
    • He dove in the bathyscaphe Trieste, and the smaller Soucoupe Marine (rented from Jacques Cousteau) and the Westinghouse Deepstar 4000.
    • The scientist and Nelson, along with the boat's bathyscaphe was amazingly swallowed by a huge whale.
    • William Beebe's bathyscaphe, based on a steel balloon, and the submersibles which followed, changed the way in which oceanographers were able to gather information.
    • Auguste Piccard conceived the bathyscaphe in the 1930s but became distracted by the allure of high-altitude ballooning.

Origin

1940s: coined in French by its inventor, Auguste Piccard, from Greek bathus ‘deep’ + skaphos ‘ship’.

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