insubmersibleadj.
/ɪnsʌbˈməːsɪb(ə)l/ rare.
= insubmergible adj.
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the world > matter > liquid > action or process of floating > [adjective] > incapable of sinking or being sunk or immersed
immersible1656
immersable1676
insubmergible1808
insubmersible1865
1865 A. Esquiros Cornwall 169 The English expect a life~boat to be insubmersible.
1879 ‘N. D'Anvers’ tr. J. Verne Fur Country ii. iv. 197 A wandering island, with a solid insubmersible foundation.
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adj.1865- magistrand
- magistrand class
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- magistrate judge
- magistrate of the pomps
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