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benthoscope

benthoscope noun: a deep-sea submersible, consisting of a hollow sphere made of steel, able to bring a person to depths of a few thousand feet.

Noun

benthoscope (plural benthoscopes)

  1. A deep-sea submersible, consisting of a hollow sphere made of steel, able to bring a person to depths of a few thousand feet.

benthoscope meaning in Tamil

benthoscope in Tamil

பெந்தோஸ்கோப்

Forms of benthoscope

pluralbenthoscopes

Origin of benthoscope

From bentho- + -scope. Likely generalised from Benthoscope.

Questions about benthoscope

What does benthoscope mean?
Benthoscope means a deep-sea submersible, consisting of a hollow sphere made of steel, able to bring a person to depths of a few thousand feet.
What is benthoscope in Tamil?
Benthoscope in Tamil is பெந்தோஸ்கோப். See Benthoscope meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is benthoscope?
Benthoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of benthoscope?
The plural of benthoscope is benthoscopes.

Words near benthoscope in the dictionary

  1. benthophyte
  2. benthophytes
  3. benthos
  4. benthoscape
  5. benthoscapes
  6. benthoscope
  7. benthoscopes
  8. benthoses
  9. benthosuchid
  10. benthosuchids
  11. Bentilee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: benthoscope (page history and authors); benthoscope (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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