an instrument for measuring water depths
Origin of bathometer
batho- + -meterbathometer
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bathometer
noun
An instrument used to measure the depth of water.
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An instrument that is used to measure water depth without the use of a sounding line. The bathometer does not require a line to extend to the bottom because it measures the difference in the gravitational effect of the water surface and of solid ground.
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Noun
(plural bathometers)
Origin
batho- + -meter
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