mesoscaphe

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noun

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

OriginFrench mésoscaphe ← Ancient Greek σκάφη →
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Meanings

nounmesoscaphe (plural mesoscaphes)

plural mesoscaphes · alternative mesoscaph

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκάφη“little ship”
  2. Frenchmésoscaphe
  3. Englishmesoscaphe

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

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Translations

French mésoscaphe
  • mésoscapheTranslations
German Mesoskaph
  • MesoskaphTranslations
Russian мезоска́ф
  • мезоска́ф (mezoskáf)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

mesoscaphe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoscaphe

MLA

“mesoscaphe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoscaphe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesoscaphe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesoscaphe.

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