Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of bathymetric.
Just as the bathymetrical limit of marine life, which was laid down at 300 fathoms by Professor Edward Forbes, is now no longer accepted, so the distance to which light can penetrate may prove to have been misunderstated hitherto, and should, in the interest of truth, be re-examined by physicists.
1886, Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes
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