Dictionary Home » Dictionary Definitions » bathythermograph

bathythermograph

(bat̸h′ə t̸hʉrmə graf′)

noun

a device for measuring the temperature of the ocean at any specific depth down to c. 1,800 m (c. 5,900 ft)

Origin: bathy- + thermograph

See bathythermograph in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An instrument that records water temperature in relation to ocean depth.

Learn more about bathythermograph

link/cite print suggestion box