Niskin
/ˈnɪskɪn/Oceanography
noun
1Designating any of various types of seawater sampling bottle which can be opened by remote control from the surface and which are often used in conjunction with electronic probes for in situ measurement of water temperature, pressure, etc.; especially in Niskin bottle.
2A Niskin bottle.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Limnology and Oceanography. From the name of Shale J. Niskin, U.S. marine scientist, who described the bottle design in 1962 (Deep-sea Res. 9 501–3).
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