Secchi disc

noun

Sec·​chi disc

ˈsekē-

: a reflective disc lowered into a body of water to permit measurement of the relative transparency of the water by recording the depth at which the disc is no longer visible

Word History

Etymology

after Angelo Secchi †1878 Italian astronomer

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