How to pronounce bathyscaphe
American English pronunciation
BATH-ih-skaf
- IPA
- /ˈbæθɪˌskæf/
- Syllables
- BATH · ih · skaf (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- BATH-ih-skayf
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What bathyscaphe means
A deep-sea diving craft for exploring the ocean floor
In a sentence: Two explorers squeezed into the bathyscaphe and sank down to the deepest part of the sea.
Where it comes from: It is made from Greek words, bathys, deep, and skaphe, a boat.
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