bathythermograph
[ bath-uh-thur-muh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌbæθ əˈθɜr məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Oceanography.
an instrument that makes a record of the temperature at various depths in the ocean.
Origin of bathythermograph
First recorded in 1935–40;
bathy- +
thermograph
Words nearby bathythermograph
bathypelagic zone,
bathyscaph,
bathyscaphe,
bathysphere,
bathythermogram,
bathythermograph,
batik,
bating,
batinism,
batista,
batiste
Scientific definitions for bathythermograph
bathythermograph
[ băth′ĭ-thûr′mə-grăf′ ]
A device that records water temperature in relation to ocean depth.