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bathymetry /ˌbəˈθɪmətri /noun [mass noun]The measurement of depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.Each of those sections commences with an overview of the relevant oceans, oceanography, bathymetry, and meteorology....- Measuring the relief of the ocean floor, expressed as the varying depth below sea level, is the chore known as bathymetry.
- The pre-eruption bathymetry shows a submarine extension of the Tar River valley.
Derivatives bathymetric /ˌbaθɪˈmɛtrɪk / adjective ...- In 2000, he completed a 40-year bathymetric compilation and topographic interpretation of the greater Indian Ocean, from the northernmost shores to Antarctica.
- High-resolution bathymetric data and side-scan sonar surveys of pockmarks, depressions up to 300 m long, were obtained by using an autonomous underwater vehicle.
- Bowers has participated in nine geophysical research cruises on which she has collected and processed a variety of information, including magnetic, seismic, bathymetric, and gravity data.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek bathus 'deep' + -metry. |