hydrocast

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noun

A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water to collect samples.

OriginEnglish cast ← Middle English casten ← Old Norse kasta →
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Meanings

nounhydrocast (plural hydrocasts)

plural hydrocasts

  1. A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water to collect samples.

Origin

  1. Englishhydro-
  2. Proto-Germanic*kas-
  3. Proto-Germanic*kastōną
  4. Old Norsekasta
  5. Middle Englishcasten
  6. Englishcast
  7. Englishhydrocast

From hydro- + cast.

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APA

hydrocast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocast

MLA

“hydrocast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrocast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrocast.

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