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bathometer

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ba⋅thom⋅e⋅ter

  [buh-thom-i-ter]
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–noun Oceanography.
a device for ascertaining the depth of water.
Origin:
1870–75; batho- + -meter
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ba·thom·e·ter   (bə-thŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument used to measure the depth of water.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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bathometer   (bə-thŏm'ĭ-tər)  Pronunciation Key 
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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