submersible

English

Etymology

submerse +‎ -ible.

Adjective

submersible

  1. Able to be submerged.

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Noun

submersible (plural submersibles)

  1. (Britain) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.
  2. (Britain) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".
  3. (Britain) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
  4. (US) A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin submersus (past participle of submergo) with the suffix -ible.

Adjective

submersible (plural submersibles)

  1. submersible

Antonyms

Noun

submersible m (plural submersibles)

  1. a submersible

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