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Meaning of BATHYMETRY

Pronunciation:  bu'thimitree

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  measuring the depths of the oceans
 

BATHYMETRY is a 10 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: plumbing
 
 See Also: measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ba*thym"e*try\, n. [Gr. ba`qos depth + -metry.]
The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the
sea.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: altimetry, aquiculture, bathometry, biometrics, biometry, cadastration, cartography, chorography, craniometry, depth sounding, echo sounding, echolocation, fathomage, fathoming, geodesy, geodetics, goniometry, hydrography, hypsography, hypsometry, marine biology, mensuration, metrology, oceanography, planimetry, psychometrics, psychometry, sonar, sounding, soundings, stereometry, surveying, thalassography, topography, water
 

 

 

 

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