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S vs Submersible - What's the difference?

s | submersible |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective submersible is

able to be submerged.

As a noun submersible is

(british) a small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    submersible

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Able to be submerged.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.
  • (British) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".
  • (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.
  • (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.