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bathymetry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

measuring the depths of the oceans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plumbing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration

History

Etymology

From bathy- + -metry.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِيَاس الْأَعْمَاق (qiyās al-ʔaʕmāq) — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Arabic: مِعْمَاقِيَّة (miʕmāqiyya) — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Catalan: batimetria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Finnish: batymetria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • French: bathymétrie — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Galician: batimetría — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Georgian: ბათიმეტრია (batimeṭria) — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • German: Bathymetrie — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Irish: bataiméadracht — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Italian: batimetria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Italian: batometria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Polish: batymetria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Portuguese: batimetria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Portuguese: batometria — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Romanian: batimetrie — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Russian: батиме́трия (batimétrija) — the measurement of the depths of the seas
  • Spanish: batimetría — the measurement of the depths of the seas