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ba•thym•e•try
(bə thim′i trē),USA pronunciation n.
ba•thym′e•ter, n.
bath•y•met•ric
(bath′ə me′trik),USA pronunciation bath′y•met′ri•cal, adj.
bath′y•met′ri•cal•ly, adv.
- Oceanographythe measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water.
- Oceanographythe data derived from such measurement, esp. as compiled in a topographic map.
- 1860–65; bathy- + -metry