"submersible" meaning in English

See submersible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From submerse + -ible. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|submerse|ible}} submerse + -ible Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} submersible
  1. Able to be submerged. Translations (able to be submerged): submergible (Catalan), afzinkbaar (Dutch), upotettava (Finnish), sukelluskykyinen (Finnish), submersible (French), tauchfähig (German), untertauchbar (German), nedsenkbar (Norwegian Bokmål), submersível (Portuguese), submergível (Portuguese), sumergible (Spanish), ymsuddol (Welsh), suddadwy (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-submersible-en-adj-y~-slhUq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: semi-submersible, semisubmersible

Noun

Forms: submersibles [plural]
Etymology: From submerse + -ible. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|submerse|ible}} submerse + -ible Head templates: {{en-noun}} submersible (plural submersibles)
  1. (British) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration. Tags: British Translations (small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration): غَطَّاسَة (ḡaṭṭāsa) [feminine] (Arabic), غَاطِسَة (ḡāṭisa) [feminine] (Arabic), pienoissukellusvene (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-submersible-en-noun-nsC8TxMh Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 30 19 21 19 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 6 24 24 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 46 12 22 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 30 22 23 12 4 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 36 20 19 14 3 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 7 30 20 23 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 29 19 22 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 33 21 22 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 30 20 24 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 33 20 23 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 33 20 23 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 30 20 22 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 28 20 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 28 19 26 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 37 19 23 12 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 6 34 21 22 12 5 Disambiguation of 'small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration': 67 6 6 12 9
  2. (British) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines". Tags: British
    Sense id: en-submersible-en-noun-HWy-hgJ0 Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -ible, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 6 24 24 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 28 20 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 28 19 26 15 6
  3. (British) 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. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-submersible-en-noun-u0QdLlsu Categories (other): British English, English terms suffixed with -ible, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 6 24 24 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 28 20 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 28 19 26 15 6
  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. Tags: US Translations (very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered): submergible [masculine] (Catalan), pienoissukellusvene (Finnish), Tauchboot [neuter] (German), 잠수정 (jamsujeong) (alt: 潜水艇) (Korean), llong ymsuddol [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-submersible-en-noun-LwQ4hUhL Categories (other): American English, English terms suffixed with -ible, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 6 24 24 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 28 20 24 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 28 19 26 15 6 Disambiguation of 'very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered': 14 4 4 62 17
  5. (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-submersible-en-noun-APXEPpB6 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: semi-submersible, semisubmersible, sub Coordinate_terms: bathyscaphe, semisub, semi-sub, semisubmarine, semi-submarine, sub, submarine Translations (non-nuclear submarine): tavanomainen sukellusvene (Finnish) Translations (nuclear submarine): ydinsukellusvene (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'non-nuclear submarine': 27 12 10 26 23 Disambiguation of 'nuclear submarine': 24 16 17 24 19

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "able to be submerged",
      "word": "sumergible"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "able to be submerged",
      "word": "ymsuddol"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "able to be submerged",
      "word": "suddadwy"
    }
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}

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    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
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        "A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration."
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        [
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        "(British) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration."
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        "A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed \"true submarines\"."
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        "(British) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed \"true submarines\"."
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        "(British) 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."
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        "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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        "(nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile."
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡaṭṭāsa",
      "sense": "small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "غَطَّاسَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡāṭisa",
      "sense": "small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "غَاطِسَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration",
      "word": "pienoissukellusvene"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "non-nuclear submarine",
      "word": "tavanomainen sukellusvene"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nuclear submarine",
      "word": "ydinsukellusvene"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "submergible"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered",
      "word": "pienoissukellusvene"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Tauchboot"
    },
    {
      "alt": "潜水艇",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jamsujeong",
      "sense": "very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered",
      "word": "잠수정"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "very small submarine designed for specific localized missions and usually tethered",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llong ymsuddol"
    }
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    "Submarine"
  ],
  "word": "submersible"
}

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