depth sounder

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• depth sounder — noun An echo sounder • • • Main Entry: ↑depth …   Useful english dictionary

• depth sounder — /ˈdɛpθ saʊndə/ (say depth sownduh) noun a device for estimating the depth of water beneath a vessel by emitting sonic waves and measuring the time it takes for their echoes to return from the sea floor. Also, depth finder …  

• depth-sounder — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an instrument (as a bathymeter or fathometer) for measuring mechanically the depth of water beneath a ship …   Useful english dictionary

• depth finder — /ˈdɛpθ faɪndə/ (say depth fuynduh) noun → depth sounder …  

• Sounder (disambiguation) — Sounder may refer to:* Sounder , a book by William H. Armstrong * Sounder (film) , a film based on the novel *Sounder, a group of wild boar, or of domestic pigs foraging in woodland (in other circumstances a group of domestic pigs is a herd).… …   Wikipedia

• sounder — sounder1 [soun′dər] n. 1. a person or thing that makes a sound or sounds 2. a telegraphic device that converts electric code impulses into sound sounder2 [soun′dər] n. a person or thing that sounds the depth of water, etc …   English World dictionary

• depth finder — ▪ measurement device also called  echo sounder        device used on ships to determine the depth of water by measuring the time it takes a sound (sonic pulse) produced just below the water surface to return, or echo, from the bottom of the body… …   Universalium

• sounder — Ⅰ. sound [1] ► NOUN 1) vibrations which travel through the air or another medium and are sensed by the ear. 2) a thing that can be heard. 3) music, speech, and sound effects accompanying a film or broadcast. 4) an idea or impression conveyed by… …   English terms dictionary

• sounder — sound·er || saÊŠndÉ™(r) n. person or thing that makes sounds; device for measuring the depth of water; telegraphic device saÊŠnd n. vibrations that can be detected by the human ear; noise; vocal utterance; range in which something can be heard;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• sounder — sounder1 /sown deuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something. 2. Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds from which the message is read. [1585 95; SOUND1 + ER1]… …   Universalium

• sounder — I sound•er [[t]ˈsaʊn dər[/t]] n. one that makes a sound • Etymology: 1585–95 II sound•er [[t]ˈsaʊn dər[/t]] n. naut. navig. one that sounds depth • Etymology: 1565–75 …   From formal English to slang