HyperDic: fathometer

English > 1 sense of the word *fathometer*:
NOUN	artifact	fathometer, sonic depth finder	depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves

English > *fathometer*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves.
Synonym	sonic depth finder
Broader	depth finder	navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar)