BATHYMETRY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Measuring the depths of the oceans

Synonyms:

bathymetry; plumbing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bathymetry" is a kind of...):

measure; measurement; measuring; mensuration (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule)

Derivation:

bathymetric; bathymetrical (of or relating to measurements of the depths of oceans or lakes)

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