ba·thym·e·try (b -th m -tr )n. The measurement of the depth of bodies of water. bath  y·metric (b th-m trk), bathy·metri·cal adj.bath y·metri·cal·ly adv. |
bathymetry [bəˈθɪmɪtrɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
bathymetric [ˌbæθɪˈmɛtrɪk] adj
bathymetrically adv
| bathymetry (b-thm-tr) The measurement of the depth of bodies of water, particularly of oceans and seas. |
bathymetry
the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water. — bathymetric, bathymetrical. adj.
See also: Depth
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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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