bathometer

/bə'θɔmitə/

Thân thiện

A scientist lowers a bathometer into the ocean from a research vessel.

Definition

Noun: * An instrument used to measure the depth of water, especially in oceans, seas, or lakes.

Usage

The word bathometer is a technical term used in oceanography, hydrography, and marine navigation. It refers specifically to the device itself. The process of measuring depth is called "bathymetry."

Examples

• The research vessel was equipped with a sophisticated bathometer to map the ocean floor.
• Early sailors used simple lead lines, but modern bathometers use sonar technology.
• The bathometer readings indicated an unexpected trench at that location.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used interchangeably with fathometer or echo sounder in modern contexts, though "bathometer" is a more general term for depth-measuring instruments.
• It is frequently found in scientific papers, technical manuals, and historical accounts of maritime exploration.

Variants and Related Words

• Bathymetry (noun): The study and measurement of underwater depth.
• Bathymetric (adjective): Relating to the measurement of underwater depth (e.g., a bathymetric chart).
• Fathometer (noun): A proprietary name for a type of echo-sounding depth finder, often used as a synonym for bathometer.
• Sounding (noun): The act or process of measuring depth.

Synonyms

• Depth finder
• Echo sounder
• Fathometer
• Sounding device

Antonyms

• Altimeter (an instrument for measuring altitude, or height above a level)

Học thuật

Noun

1. an instrument that measures the depth of water

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bathymeter