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bathometer
[ buh-thom-i-ter ]
noun
, Oceanography.
- a device for ascertaining the depth of water.
bathometer
/ ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk; bəˈθɒmɪtə; bəˈθɒmɪtrɪ /
noun
- an instrument for measuring the depth of water
bathometer
/ bə-thŏm′ĭ-tər /
- An instrument that is used to measure water depth without the use of a sounding line. The bathometer does not require a line to extend to the bottom because it measures the difference in the gravitational effect of the water surface and of solid ground.
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Derived Forms
- bathometric, adjective
- bathometry, noun
- ˌbathoˈmetrically, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bathometer1
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Example Sentences
But the most ingenious of all contrivances for finding the depth of the sea is Siemen's Bathometer, a very recent invention.
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Bathometer, bath-om′et-ėr, n. an instrument for ascertaining depth.
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