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FATHOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fathometer mean?
• FATHOMETER (noun)
The noun FATHOMETER has 1 sense:
1. depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves
Familiarity information: FATHOMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fathometer; sonic depth finder
Hypernyms ("fathometer" is a kind of...):
depth finder (navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar))
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