bathythermograph means A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.“The bathythermograph, an instrument we use to measure the temperature of the sea water, went out of commission.”