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Bathymetry — Ba*thym e*try, n. [Gr. ba qos depth + metry.] The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bathymetry — [ba thim′ə trē] n. [ BATHY + METRY] 1. the science of measuring the depths of oceans, seas, etc. 2. the topographic maps of the sea floor resulting from such measurements bathymetric [bath΄ə me′trik] adj. bathymetrical … English World dictionary
Bathymetry — Present day Earth bathymetry (and altimetry). Data from the National Geophysical Data Center s TerrainBase Digital Terrain Model. Bathymetry is the study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors. In other words, bathymetry is the underwater… … Wikipedia
bathymetry — batimetrija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Ežerų, jūrų, vandenynų gylio matavimas specialiais prietaisais (batimetru, echolotu, lotu). atitikmenys: angl. bathymetry vok. Tiefenmessung, f rus. батиметрия, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
bathymetry — noun measuring the depths of the oceans • Syn: ↑plumbing • Derivationally related forms: ↑plumb (for: ↑plumbing), ↑bathymetric, ↑bathymetrical • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
bathymetry — noun (plural tries) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1859 the measurement of water depth at various places in a body of water; also the information derived from such measurements • bathymetric also bathymetrical … New Collegiate Dictionary
bathymetry — the measurement of depth and relief in a water body … Dictionary of ichthyology
bathymetry — bathymeter, n. bathymetric /bath euh me trik/, bathymetrical, adj. bathymetrically, adv. /beuh thim i tree/, n. 1. the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water. 2. the data derived from such measurement, esp. as… … Universalium
bathymetry — Synonyms and related words: altimetry, aquiculture, bathometry, biometrics, biometry, cadastration, cartography, chorography, craniometry, depth sounding, echo sounding, echolocation, fathomage, fathoming, geodesy, geodetics, goniometry,… … Moby Thesaurus
bathymetry — ba·thym·e·try || bÉ™ θɪmɪtrɪ n. measuring of the depth of bodies of water … English contemporary dictionary
