Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bathythermograph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bathyther-mo-graph
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.

Example Sentences

"The bathythermograph, an instrument we use to measure the temperature of the sea water, went out of commission."

Etymology

From bathy- + thermograph or bathy- + thermo- + -graph.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bathy
Suffix: thermo-

Inflected Forms

bathythermographs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bathometer thermometer thermograph

Questions

What does bathythermograph mean?: A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
Where does bathythermograph come from?: From bathy- + thermograph or bathy- + thermo- + -graph.

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