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fathometer en · NOUN

Etymology

From fathom (“nautical length measurement used for depth”) + -meter.

Meanings

  1. A depth finder that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
    • A Fathometer is just a vertical echo-ranger; its pings would sound the same and could drive a submarine out of position just as effectively as horizontal echo-ranging and might even make a contact. 1977, Richard O'Kane, Clear the Bridge: The War Patrols of the U.S.S. Tang, Ballantine Books, published 2003, page 347:

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Translations (4)

id fatometer (depth finder) · ms fatometer (depth finder) · fi kaiku (depth finder) · fi kaikuluotain (depth finder)