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bathymetry

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ba·thym·e·try  (b-thm-tr)
n.
The measurement of the depth of bodies of water.
bathy·metric (bth-mtrk), bathy·metri·cal adj.
bathy·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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Noun1.bathymetry - measuring the depths of the oceans
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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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