bathymetry
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ba·thym·e·try
(bə-thĭm′ĭ-trē)n.
The measurement of the depth of bodies of water.
bath′y·met′ric (băth′ə-mĕt′rĭk), bath′y·met′ri·cal adj.
bath′y·met′ri·cal·ly adv.
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bathymetry
(bəˈθɪmɪtrɪ)n
(Physical Geography) measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
bathymetric adj
ˌbathyˈmetrically adv
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ba•thym•e•try
(bəˈθɪm ɪ tri)n.
the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water.
[1860–65]
ba•thym′e•ter, n.
bath•y•met•ric (ˌbæθ əˈmɛ trɪk) bath`y•met′ri•cal, adj.
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bathymetry
the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water. — bathymetric, bathymetrical. adj.
See also: Depth-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. | bathymetry - measuring the depths of the oceans measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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