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hydrophore|ˈhaɪdrəʊfɔə(r)|
[ad. Gr. ὑδροϕόρ-ος water-carrying.]
An instrument for procuring specimens of water from any desired depth, in a river, lake, or ocean.
1842D. Stevenson Marine Surveying & Hydrometry, An apparatus, (to which I have applied the name of the hydrophore). 1842Mech. Mag. XXXVI. 307 When the hydrophore is to be used, it is lowered to the required depth by the pole, which is fixed to its side. 1864in Webster. |