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A form of scientific water measurement in which several connected bottles are lowered into the water to collect samples.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English hydrocast From hydro- + cast.
