Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The measurement of the depth of bodies of water.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art of sounding or of measuring depths in the sea.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea.

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  • noun the measurement of the depths of the seas

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun measuring the depths of the oceans

Etymologies

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bathy- + -metry

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Examples

  • People will be able to see the underwater topography, called bathymetry; search for particular spots or attractions; and navigate through the digital environment by zooming and panning.

    Internet News: Online Maps Archives 2009

  • People will be able to see the underwater topography, called bathymetry; search for particular spots or attractions; and navigate through the digital environment by zooming and panning.

    Internet News: April 2008 Archives 2008

  • Other issue, Kyra, is that the bathymetry, which is a fancy word for saying the way the ocean bottom is shaped, is different in the Atlantic, and the storm surge typically doesn't get that far inland.

    CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2005 2005

  • The researchers used an advanced sensor system on the IEO's ship, the Ramon Margalef, to perform the mapping of the seabed, a process known as bathymetry.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Ocean mapping, which is called bathymetry, is crude by comparison.

    NEWS updates from www.voiceofsandiego.org 2009

  • Exactly how big these waves will become really depends on the local bathymetry, how water depths vary, and also the configuration or orientation of the shoreline also plays an important role in determining exactly how big the wave might end up, said Liu.

    Tsunami Warnings Issued in Pacific From Japan to Peru 2011

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Global bathymetry map image showing features of the ocean floor depth.

    Japan earthquake and tsunami: DAY IN PHOTOS 2011

  • The times and amplitude of the tides at the coast are influenced by the alignment of the Sun and Moon, by the pattern of tides in the deep ocean see figure 4 and by the shape of the coastline and near-shore bathymetry.

    O'Reilly: God Causes The Tides, Not The Moon (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2011

  • Exactly how big these waves will become really depends on the local bathymetry, how water depths vary, and also the configuration or orientation of the shoreline also plays an important role in determining exactly how big the wave might end up, said Liu.

    Tsunami Warnings Issued in Pacific From Japan to Peru 2011

  • The shape of the coastline and the bathymetry can also amplify the wave, so specific sites can be in greater jeopardy.

    Patrick Takahashi: Hawaii Tsunami, Again Patrick Takahashi 2011

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  • JM is a bathymetry expert and is known far and wide for his deep understandings

    September 12, 2010