mesoscaphe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A submersible submarine designed for drifting on sea currents in the middle depth layers of the ocean.

Word forms

mesoscaphe mesoscaphes mesoscaph

Etymology

From French mésoscaphe. From meso- + Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “little ship”). Coined by Jacques Piccard.

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