Bathylimnetic
adjective
(of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
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the measurement of the depths of oceans, seas, or other large bodies of water. the data derived from such measurement, especially as compiled in a topographic map. Historical Examples bathymetry, bath-im′et-ri, n. the science of measuring the depth of seas and lakes. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various noun measurement of […]
- Bathypelagic
pertaining to or living in the bathyal region of an ocean. adjective of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- Bathypelagic zone
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- Bathyscaphe
a navigable, submersible vessel for exploring the depths of the ocean, having a separate, overhead chamber filled with gasoline for buoyancy and iron or steel weights for ballast. Historical Examples They’re sending the bathyscaphe down unmanned, to test all apparatus before a manned dive. Creatures of the Abyss Murray Leinster I’m talking about the bathyscaphe […]
- Bathyscaph
a navigable, submersible vessel for exploring the depths of the ocean, having a separate, overhead chamber filled with gasoline for buoyancy and iron or steel weights for ballast. noun a submersible vessel having a flotation compartment with an observation capsule underneath, capable of reaching ocean depths of over 10 000 metres (about 5000 fathoms) n. […]