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bathometer

[ buh-thom-i-ter ]

noun

, Oceanography.
  1. a device for ascertaining the depth of water.


bathometer

/ ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk; bəˈθɒmɪtə; bəˈθɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the depth of water
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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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Derived Forms

  • bathometric, adjective
  • bathometry, noun
  • ˌbathoˈmetrically, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bathometer1

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

Bathometer, bath-om′et-ėr, n. an instrument for ascertaining depth.

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