submersible vs submarine

submarine vs submersible

submersible and submarine both are nouns.

submersible and submarine both are adjectives.

submersible is not a verb while submarine is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
submersible	Yes	Yes	No	No
submarine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, submarine is a hyponym of submersible; that is, submarine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than submersible:

submersible: a warship designed to operate under water
submarine: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

Other hyponyms of submersible include pigboat, sub.

submersible (noun)	submarine (noun)
a warship designed to operate under water	a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
an apparatus intended for use under water	a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

submersible (adjective)	submarine (adjective)
capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged	beneath the surface of the sea

submersible (verb)	submarine (verb)
	attack by submarine
	bring down with a blow to the legs
	throw with an underhand motion
	control a submarine
	move forward or under in a sliding motion

Difference between submersible and submarine

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