Home › Words › B › bathymetrybathymetry/bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/bathymetry means the measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.bathymetry is pronounced /bəˈθɪm.ə.tɹi/.EtymologyFrom bathy- + -metry.nounThe measurement of the depths of the seas and oceans.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bathy 79% match — bathymetric. vs bathymetry →bathygraphy 78% match — The scientific description of the depth of the ocean. vs bathymetry →bathymetric 78% match — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry. vs bathymetry →bathometer 77% match — An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water. vs bathymetry →topobathy 71% match — underwater topography; bathymetry. vs bathymetry →bathymetrically 70% match — In a bathymetric way vs bathymetry →bathygraphic 68% match — Relating to bathygraphy. vs bathymetry →bathygraphical 68% match — Relating to bathygraphy. vs bathymetry →