bathymetry

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noun

ba·​thym·​e·​try bə-ˈthi-mə-trē 

plural bathymetries

: the measurement of water depth at various places in a body of water

also : the information derived from such measurements

bathymetric

ˌba-thi-ˈme-trik 

adjective

or less commonly bathymetrical

ˌba-thi-ˈme-tri-kəl 

bathymetrically

ˌba-thi-ˈme-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

bathymetric

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adjective

bathy·​met·​ric ¦ba-thi-¦me-trik 

variants or bathymetrical

¦ba-thi-¦me-tri-kəl 

1

: relating to the measurement of depths of water in oceans, seas, and lakes

2

: relating to the contour of the bottoms of oceans, seas, and lakes

a bathymetric map

3

: relating to the distribution in depth of marine or lacustrine organisms

bathymetric range

bathymetrically

¦ba-thi-¦me-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of bathymetry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

In addition to their bathymetry work, the researchers are collaborating with the local community. —Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024

Satellite bathymetry mapping can help to provide critical data for modeling waters movement, tracking coastal changes and studying coral reef habitats, among other applications. —Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

This was also the first time experts were able to do mapping and bathymetry of the Kasos-Karpathos reef and the Karpatholimnion area, the Greek Ministry said. —Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024

Other causes could include a rapid change in the bathymetry, or the depth of the water, Sienkiewicz said. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

bathymetric "relating to measurement of depth and depth-related distribution of marine organisms" (from bathy- + -metric) + -y entry 2

Adjective

bathymetric International Scientific Vocabulary bathy- + -metric; originally formed as French bathymétrique; bathymetrical from bathy- + metrical

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1855, in the meaning defined above