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• Depth sounding — refers to a historical nautical term for measuring depth; it is often referred to simply as sounding. Sounding is finding the depth of a given point in a body of water. Sounding data is used in bathymetry to make maps of the floor of a body of… …   Wikipedia

• echo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a the repetition of a sound by the reflection of sound waves. b the secondary sound produced. 2 a reflected radio or radar beam. 3 a close imitation or repetition of something already done. 4 a person who slavishly repeats… …   Useful english dictionary

• Echo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a the repetition of a sound by the reflection of sound waves. b the secondary sound produced. 2 a reflected radio or radar beam. 3 a close imitation or repetition of something already done. 4 a person who slavishly repeats… …   Useful english dictionary

• Depth finder — A depth finder could mean any of the following: Sonar: use of underwater sound propagation to measure depth Fathometer or fishfinder: a device to locate fish at various water depths Echo sounding: a technique using sound pulses to measure depth… …   Wikipedia

• sounding — Synonyms and related words: bathometry, bathymetry, booming, chiming, depth sounding, dinging, droning, echo sounding, echoic, echoing, echolocation, fathomage, fathoming, growling, jingling, lingering, monotone, monotonic, oceanography, pealing …   Moby Thesaurus

• Sounding — can refer to:*Determination of the depth of water usually in the sea. Originally using a weighted line called a lead line, more recently using **Echo sounding *Whale sounding, the act of diving by whales *an atmospheric sounding *various methods… …   Wikipedia

• Echo (disambiguation) — Echo most commonly refers to Echo (phenomenon), a reflection (and/or repetition) of sound.It may also refer to:Computing* Echo (command), a Unix, DOS and Microsoft Windows command to display a line of text * Echo (framework), a web framework for… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Sounding line — A sounding line or lead line is a length of thin rope with a plummet, generally of lead, at its end. No matter what metal the plummet is made of, it s still referred to as the lead. In the recent past, depths were measured in fathoms, although… …   Wikipedia

• Echo sounding — pulses directed from the surface or from a submarine vertically down to measure the distance to the bottom by means of sound waves. HistoryAfter the disaster of the Titanic in 1912, the German physicist Alexander Behm conducted some research to… …   Wikipedia