bathymetry

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/bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/

noun

The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.

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Meanings

nounbathymetry (countable and uncountable, plural bathymetries)

plural bathymetries

  1. countableuncountableThe measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmeasuring the depths of the oceans

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plumbing
Broader
measurementmeasuringmeasure
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plumbing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bathy- + -metry.

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Translations

Arabic قِيَاس الْأَعْمَاق, مِعْمَاقِيَّة
  • قِيَاس الْأَعْمَاق (qiyās al-ʔaʕmāq)the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • مِعْمَاقِيَّة (miʕmāqiyya)the measurement of the depths of the seas
Catalan batimetria
  • batimetriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
Finnish batymetria
  • batymetriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
French bathymétrie
  • bathymétriethe measurement of the depths of the seas
German Bathymetrie
  • Bathymetriethe measurement of the depths of the seas
Irish bataiméadracht
  • bataiméadrachtthe measurement of the depths of the seas
Italian batimetria, batometria
  • batimetriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
  • batometriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
Polish batymetria
  • batymetriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
Portuguese batimetria, batometria
  • batimetriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
  • batometriathe measurement of the depths of the seas
Romanian batimetrie
  • batimetriethe measurement of the depths of the seas
Russian батиме́трия
  • батиме́трия (batimétrija)the measurement of the depths of the seas
Spanish batimetría
  • batimetríathe measurement of the depths of the seas
Cite this entry
APA

bathymetry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathymetry

MLA

“bathymetry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathymetry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bathymetry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bathymetry.

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