Standard Lemma guide

sonde

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɒnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /sɑnd/
  • rhymes with -ɒnd

1

name

Meaning 1

A Bantu language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A dialect of Kikongo language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Probe; sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: physical

Topics: sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French sonde.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сонда (sonda) — probe
  • Finnish: koetin — probe
  • Finnish: sondi — probe
  • Bulgarian: сензор (senzor) — device
  • Finnish: sondi — device
  • Finnish: luotain — device