submersible

== English == === Etymology === From submerse + -ible. === Adjective === submersible Able to be submerged. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === submersible (plural submersibles) (UK) A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration. (UK) A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines. (UK) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name. (US) A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Synonyms: anchor, midget-submarine (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile. Coordinate terms: diving sphere, diving bell, bathyscaphe, submarine ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin submersus (past participle of submergo) with the suffix -ible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /syb.mɛʁ.sibl/ === Adjective === submersible (plural submersibles) submersible Antonym: insubmersible === Noun === submersible m (plural submersibles) a submersible ==== Related terms ==== submerger submersion === See also === bathysphère bathyscaphe sous-marin === Further reading === “submersible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012