— bathymeter , n. — bathymetric /bath'euh me"trik/ , bathymetrical , adj. — bathymetrically , adv.
/beuh thim"i tree/ , n.
1. the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water.
2. the data derived from such measurement, esp. as compiled in a topographic map.
[ 1860-65; BATHY- + -METRY ]