tip of the iceberg

== English == === Etymology === From the fact that floating icebergs typically have about nine-tenths of their volume below the surface of the water. Early 20th-century uses of the term are believed to have been influenced by the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912 after it struck an iceberg. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɪp‿əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɪp‿əv ði ˈaɪsbɝɡ/ Hyphenation: tip of the ice‧berg === Noun === tip of the iceberg (plural tips of icebergs or (rare) tips of the icebergs) (idiomatic) A small indication of a larger possibility; the first part encountered of a problem that is much bigger than it seems. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== cockroach theory drop in the ocean scratch the surface === References === === Further reading === iceberg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia tip of the iceberg (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “the tip of the iceberg”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.