ALL meanings of nautilus
nau·ti·lus
N n - noun nautilus sea snail with spiral shell 1
- noun plural nautilus Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa. 1
- noun plural nautilus paper nautilus. 1
- noun plural nautilus (initial capital letter) the first nuclear-powered submarine launched by the U.S. Navy. 1
- noun nautilus A cephalopod mollusk with a light external spiral shell and numerous short tentacles around the mouth. Nautiluses swim with the buoyant gas-filled shell upright and descend to greater depths during the day. 1
- noun nautilus any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Nautilus, esp the pearly nautilus 0
- noun nautilus any of two genera (Nautilus or Allonautilus) of tropical tetrabranchiate cephalopods having a many-chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior 0
- noun nautilus paper nautilus 0
- noun nautilus weight-lifting equipment that uses a mechanical cam that varies the resistance of the weights in proportion to muscular strength 0