bathometer

2 definitions found

bathometer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bathometer \Ba*thom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter.]
     An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking
     soundings without a sounding line.
     [1913 Webster]

bathometer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bathometer
      n 1: an instrument that measures the depth of water [syn:
           bathymeter, bathometer]