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bathymetry

/bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/

bathymetry noun: the measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.

Noun

bathymetry (countable and uncountable, plural bathymetries)

  1. The measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.

bathymetry meaning in Arabic

bathymetry in Arabic

the measurement of the depths of the seas
قِيَاس الْأَعْمَاق qiyās al-ʔaʕmāq, مِعْمَاقِيَّة miʕmāqiyya

Forms of bathymetry

pluralbathymetries

Origin of bathymetry

From bathy- + -metry.

Words formed from bathymetry

Questions about bathymetry

What does bathymetry mean?
Bathymetry means the measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.
What is bathymetry in Arabic?
Bathymetry in Arabic is قِيَاس الْأَعْمَاق (qiyās al-ʔaʕmāq), مِعْمَاقِيَّة (miʕmāqiyya). See Bathymetry meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is bathymetry?
Bathymetry is a noun.
How do you pronounce bathymetry?
Bathymetry is pronounced /bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/.
What is the plural of bathymetry?
The plural of bathymetry is bathymetries.

Words near bathymetry in the dictionary

  1. bathymetrical
  2. bathymetrically
  3. bathymetries
  4. bathymetrist
  5. bathymetrists
  6. bathymetry
  7. bathymodiolid
  8. bathymodiolids
  9. bathymodiolin
  10. bathymodioline
  11. bathymodiolines

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