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BATHOMETER
bathymeter, bathometer
(noun) an instrument that measures the depth of water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bathometer (plural bathometers)
An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.
Synonyms
• bathymeter
Source: Wiktionary
Ba*thom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. depth + -meter.]
Definition: An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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