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单词 bathymetry
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bathymetry

[ buh-thim-i-tree ]
/ bəˈθɪm ɪ tri /

noun

the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water.
the data derived from such measurement, especially as compiled in a topographic map.

Origin of bathymetry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bathymetry

ba·thym·e·ter, nounbath·y·met·ric [bath-uh-me-trik], /ˌbæθ əˈmɛ trɪk/, bath·y·met·ri·cal, adjectivebath·y·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby bathymetry

Bathurst Island, bathwater, bathy-, bathyal, bathylimnetic, bathymetry, bathypelagic, bathypelagic zone, bathyscaph, bathyscaphe, bathysphere
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Example sentences from the Web for bathymetry

  • Bathymetry, bath-im′et-ri, n. the science of measuring the depth of seas and lakes.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bathymetry

bathymetry
/ (bəˈθɪmɪtrɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of bathymetry

bathymetric (ˌbæθɪˈmɛtrɪk), adjectivebathymetrically, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for bathymetry

bathymetry
[ bə-thĭmĭ-trē ]

The measurement of the depth of bodies of water, particularly of oceans and seas.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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