TV series example of the word
The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 12
Come, I'll show you the rec center. They've got Nautilus equipment.
The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 19
of the "Nautilus" section of the Mandelbrot set.
Definitions of nautilus in English
noun
(1) A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power,cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells,cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions [also: nautili (pl)]
(2) A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
(3) Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
(4) Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions [also: nautili (pl)]
Examples of nautilus in English
(1) Most resorts in Manado can make special arrangements with local fishermen to show you the prehistoric nautilus .
(2) The beautiful nautilus shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl.
(3) The pearly nautilus is an exception to most generalizations about cephalopods.
(4) The eggs and hatchlings of the chambered nautilus are the largest of all cephalopods.
(5) The shell contains a gas which makes it semi-buoyant, permitting the nautilus to change depth and to swim.
(6) Some patterns in nature are formed by natural growth mechanisms, as with the spiral shape of the nautilus shell.
(7) Geology students recommend you check out the nautilus shells in limestone mounted on the bar.
(8) The shape of the museum is like a giant, spiral seashell - a nautilus - made of concrete.
(9) Unlike most other cephalopods that have a short life span, the chambered nautilus can live 16 or more years.
(10) The aborigines believe that the skeleton of each dead moon drops into the sea and becomes the shell of the chambered nautilus .
synonyms of nautilus
argonaut
chambered nautilus
nuclear submarine
