bathymetry

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bathymetry The measurement of the depth of the ocean floor from the water surface; the oceanic equivalent of topography.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

bathymetry

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bathymetry The measurement of the depth of the ocean floor from the water surface; the oceanic equivalent of topography.

A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY

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