Bathymetry

//bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    measuring the depths of the oceans wordnet

Synonyms

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altimetryaquiculturebathometrybiometricsbiometrycadastration

Example

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"Information gathered by satellites can tell us about ocean bathymetry, sea surface temperature, ocean color, coral reefs, and sea and lake ice."

Etymology

From bathy- + -metry.

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