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Definition of Fathometer
1. Noun. Depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves.
Definition of Fathometer
1. Noun. (nautical) A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fathometer
Literary usage of Fathometer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Techniques: Vol. 1: Solids ...by J. Russell Boulding by J. Russell Boulding (1996)
"fathometer: Constructing bottom-topography profiles or contour maps below ...
fathometer: Similar to side-scan sonar, except that it only records bottom ..."
2. Occasional Papers by U.S. Army Engineer School (1919)
"1 fathometer indicating units were purchased and installed on survey vessels of
the Department. These equipments employ a single transmitter-receiver unit ..."
3. The Roswell Report: Fact Vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert by Richard L. Weaver (1997)
"Stepanoff in fm Oakhurst. '.[rote up weekly report to Watson Labs for 189-7-1.
Arranged truck to take fathometer to Nyack, !'.Y. for 10^' boat and bring ..."
4. Large Scale Coastal Behavior (1993) edited by J. H. List (1995)
"A vessel equipped with a fathometer traveling at 6 knots would require approximately
240 hours to survey the same area at equal sounding density. ..."
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