sounding device

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• sounding board — noun Date: 1729 1. a. a structure behind or over a pulpit, rostrum, or platform to give distinctness and sonority to sound b. a device or agency that helps propagate opinions or utterances c. a person or group on whom one tries out an idea or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• echo sounding — noun determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it • Syn: ↑echolocation • Hypernyms: ↑localization, ↑localisation, ↑location, ↑locating, ↑fix * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• echo sounding — n. the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object *… …   Universalium

• echo sounding — n. the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object …   English World dictionary

• horn — A device for sounding an alarm. On some entry level vehicles, a single horn makes a high pitch beep. On more expensive vehicles, the sound is made with two or more horns. The sound is made by an electrical charge which activates and deactivates a …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Alexander Behm — (11 November 1880 in Sternberg (Mecklenburg) – 22 January 1952 in Tarp (Schleswig Flensburg)) was a German physicist.As head of a research laboratory in Vienna (Austria) he conducted experiments concerning the propagation of sound. He tried to… …   Wikipedia

• John Mercer Brooke — (December 18, 1826 ndash; December 14, 1906) was an American sailor, engineer, scientist, and educator. He was instrumental in the creation of the Transatlantic Cable, and was a noted marine and military innovator.Early life and careerJohn M.… …   Wikipedia

• feeler — /fee leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that feels. 2. a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers. 3. Zool. an organ of touch …   Universalium

• doorbell — n. a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the ringing of such a bell; as, I was in the shower and didn t hear the doorbell. Syn: bell, buzzer. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sea gauge — 1. an automatic sounding device registering the depth to which it is lowered. 2. the draft of a vessel. [1745 55] * * * …   Universalium

• E.S.D. — abbr. Echo Sounding Device …   Dictionary of English abbreviation