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BATHYMETER

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ba⋅thym⋅e⋅try

[buh-thim-i-tree]
–noun
1. the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water.
2. the data derived from such measurement, esp. as compiled in a topographic map.

Origin:
1860–65; bathy- + -metry


ba⋅thym⋅e⋅ter, noun
bath⋅y⋅met⋅ric [bath-uh-me-trik] , bath⋅y⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
bath⋅y⋅met⋅ri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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