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SUBMERSIBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A warship designed to operate under water
Synonyms:
submersible; submersible warship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("submersible" is a kind of...):
combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "submersible"):
pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)
Antonym:
surface ship (a warship that operates on the surface of the water)
Derivation:
submersible (capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An apparatus intended for use under water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("submersible" is a kind of...):
apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "submersible"):
bathyscape; bathyscaph; bathyscaphe (navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration)
bathysphere (spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration)
diving bell (diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air)
minisub; minisubmarine (submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration)
Derivation:
submersible (capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged
Example:
a submergible electric frying pan
Synonyms:
submergible; submersible
Classified under:
Antonym:
nonsubmersible (not submersible or submergible)
Derivation:
submerge (fill or cover completely, usually with water)
submerge (put under water)
submerge (sink below the surface; go under or as if under water)
submersible (a warship designed to operate under water)
submersible (an apparatus intended for use under water)
