bathometer

[ buh-thom-i-ter ]

nounOceanography.
  1. a device for ascertaining the depth of water.

Origin of bathometer

1
First recorded in 1870–75; batho- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for bathometer

bathometer

/ (bəˈθɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for measuring the depth of water

Derived forms of bathometer

  • bathometric (ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
  • bathometrically, adverb
  • bathometry (bəˈθɒmɪtrɪ), noun

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Scientific definitions for bathometer

bathometer

[ bə-thŏmĭ-tər ]


  1. 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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