bathometer

[ buh-thom-i-ter ]
/ bəˈθɒm ɪ tər /

noun Oceanography.

a device for ascertaining the depth of water.

Origin of bathometer

First recorded in 1870–75; batho- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for bathometer

bathometer
/ (bəˈθɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring the depth of water

Derived forms of bathometer

bathometric (ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective bathometrically, adverb bathometry (bəˈθɒmɪtrɪ), noun

Scientific definitions for bathometer

bathometer
[ bə-thŏmĭ-tər ]

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.