ba·thom·e·ter (b -th m  -tr)n. An instrument used to measure the depth of water. |
bathometer [bəˈθɒmɪtə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an instrument for measuring the depth of water
bathometric [ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk] adj
bathometrically adv
bathometry [bəˈθɒmɪtrɪ] n
| bathometer (b-thm-tr) 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. |
bathometer, bathymeter
Oceanography. a device for ascertaining the depth of water.
See also: Depth
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| Noun | 1. | bathometer - an instrument that measures the depth of water measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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