bathymetry

American  

[buh-thim-i-tree] / bəˈθɪm ɪ tri /

noun

1. the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water.

2. the data derived from such measurement, especially as compiled in a topographic map.

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bathymetry British  

/ ˌbæθɪˈmɛtrɪk, bəˈθɪmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water

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bathymetry Scientific  

/ bə-thĭm′ĭ-trē /

1. The measurement of the depth of bodies of water, particularly of oceans and seas.

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Other Word Forms

• bathymeter noun
• bathymetric adjective
• bathymetrical adjective
• bathymetrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of bathymetry

First recorded in 1860–65; bathy- + -metry

Example Sentences

One of those parts is seafloor bathymetry -- the mean depth and shape of the ocean floor.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

While offshore wind farms have been built on the East Coast in Rhode Island and Virginia, the West Coast is in earlier stages due to the region’s bathymetry.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

The team was forced to make assumptions about the bathymetry, or shape and slope of the sea floor, as well as the ocean’s depth and the structure of the asteroid crater.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022

Before 1900, we knew virtually nothing about the bathymetry and geology of the oceans.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah