undersea

1. 1.

   beneath the surface of the sea

   Synonymssubmarine

   Similarsubsurface

Questions about undersea

What does undersea mean?

undersea means "beneath the surface of the sea".

How many syllables are in undersea?

undersea has 3 syllables: un-der-sea. The stress falls on "sea". In IPA it is /ˌʌndɚˈsi/.

What is another word for undersea?

Close synonyms include submarine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is undersea a common word?

undersea is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.