SINCE 1828
benthograph
noun
ben·tho·graph
| \ ˈben-thə-ˌgraf\
plural -s
Definition of benthograph
: an instrument consisting of a hollow steel sphere that contains cameras and lighting equipment and is designed for underwater photographic exploration at great depths
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