sounding platform

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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

• sounding board — sound′ing board n. 1) mad Also called soundboard a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone. 2) a structure over or at the back of a platform or stage to… …   From formal English to slang

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• soundingboard — sounding board n. 1. Music. a. A thin board forming the upper portion of the resonant chamber in an instrument, such as a violin or piano, and serving to increase resonance. b. A structure placed behind or over a podium or platform to reflect… …   Universalium

• launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles …   Universalium

• Sonar — This article is about underwater sound propagation. For atmospheric sounding, see SODAR. For other uses, see Sonar (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

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• Pulpit — • An elevated stand to preach on Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pulpit     Pulpit     † C …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• Launch vehicle — Satellite launch vehicle redirects here. For the Indian rocket, see Satellite Launch Vehicle A Russian Soyuz lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan heading for the ISS In spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket… …   Wikipedia