noun
Meaning 1
A sonar device used for echo sounding
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
echo sounder
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Meaning 2
a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
- asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sonar, asdic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device, navigational instrument
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ecòmetre — sonar device
- Danish: ekkolod — sonar device
- French: échosondeur — sonar device
- Norwegian Bokmål: ekkolodd — sonar device
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ekkolodd — sonar device
- Spanish: ecómetro — sonar device
- Swedish: ekolod — sonar device