2007-02-20 00:42:40 · 23 answers · asked by Barbeque S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There is a lot more to this than what can be seen.
2007-02-20 00:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by don_gross_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the density of pure water ice is ca. 920 kg/m3, and that of sea water ca. 1025 kg/m3, typically, around 90% of the volume of an iceberg is under water, and that portion's shape can be difficult to surmise from looking at what is visible above the surface. This has led to the expression "tip of the iceberg", generally applied to a problem or difficulty, meaning that the visible trouble is only a small manifestation of a larger problem.
2007-02-20 00:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by RjM 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only the tip of the iceberg is visible. The mass of ice immersed in the ocean remains invisible. The phrase therefore implies that what is reminaing unsaid about a particular topic is much more than what has been said about it. Usually it has an unpleasant connotation.
2007-02-20 00:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by Traveller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is bigger than the looks like. As the tip of the Iceberg, the part under watter is bigger than the part that you can see on the surface
2007-02-20 00:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by cleciods 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Barbeque,
"The tip of the iceberg" means you're only seeing a small part of the whole.
2007-02-20 00:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What they mean can be explained with this example:
A man has committed innumerable crimes murder, forgery, robbery.etc Everything you can name.
The lawyer who's proving him guilty will say:"He has pickpocketed several times and stolen purses from women."
These only being minor offences in comparison to murder, he will say"And these crimes are only the tip of the iceberg"
Meaning, there is a lot more in store. What I just said is the minor part of it.
2007-02-20 00:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by aditi u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's more unspoken or below the surface like an iceberg.
2007-02-20 00:45:50 · answer #7 · answered by themainsail 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
quite simply most icebergs are underwater and the tip protrude somewhere around the surface, sailers and ships hit the tips and they are massive ans devastating, so if the tip is so infamous then imaganine what the rest is like, seeing as the tip is always the smallest part.
2007-02-20 00:47:49 · answer #8 · answered by keir 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the part of the iceberg you can't see is enormous compares to the tip
2007-02-20 00:46:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
theymean there is more to happen orgoing on tan we an see. this is said because we can only see10% of an iceberg above water.
2007-02-20 00:50:16 · answer #10 · answered by ▓▒░ ♫ Pump !t up ♫ ▓▒░ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the beginning
2007-02-20 01:47:08 · answer #11 · answered by caroline j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋