echo sounding
ˈɛkoʊ ˈsaʊndɪŋ
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Definition of echo sounding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
navigationTECH.measurement of underwater depth using reflected sound pulsesTECH.
  • The echo sounding showed a depth of 200 meters.
2.
object locationTECH.locating objects by measuring echo return timeTECH.
  • Echo sounding helps in locating underwater wrecks.
echolocation radar sonar
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Expressions with echo

find an echov.
be repeated or supported by others
Her words found an echo in many people's hearts.
echo chambern.
environment reinforcing similar beliefs
Social media can become an echo chamber.
echo someone's sentimentsv.
express agreement with someone's feelings or opinions
She echoed his sentiments about the need for change.
echo through the agesv.
resonate or have an impact over time
The discovery will echo through the ages, changing science forever.
pre-echon.
early sign or indication of something
The dark clouds were a pre-echo of the storm.
to the echoadv.
in a way that is so loud it causes an echo
They shouted to the echo across the valley.

Expressions with sounding

sounding boardn.
person used to test new ideas
She used her friend as a sounding board for her novel.
fine-soundingadj.
sounding impressive or attractive but possibly not sincere
He made many fine-sounding promises during the campaign.
high-soundingadj.
seeming to be impressive but lacking real value
His high-sounding speech failed to address the real issues.
sounding balloonn.
balloon used to carry instruments aloft to gather meteorological data
The sounding balloon ascended, collecting data on atmospheric pressure and temperature.
sounding rocketn.
rocket for suborbital scientific research
The sounding rocket launched to study the auroras.
sounding leadn.
weight attached to a line for measuring water depth
The sailor threw the sounding lead overboard to check the water's depth.
sounding linen.
weighted line used to measure water depth
The sailor used a sounding line to check the depth.

Terms related to echo sounding

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
soundacousticsbathymetryhydrographymarinenavigationoceanographyseafloorsurveyingdetectionmappingmeasurement

Examples of echo sounding in a sentence

  • Echo sounding revealed the underwater terrain features.
  • The ship relied on echo sounding to navigate safely.
  • Echo sounding is essential for mapping the ocean floor.

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  1. French:sonde acoustique, sondage acoustique, ...
  2. German:Echolot, Echolotung, ...
  3. Italian:ecoscandaglio, ...
  4. Spanish:ecolocalización, ...
  5. Portuguese:eco-sondagem, ecolocalização, ...
  6. Chinese:回声测深, 回声探测, ...
  7. Japanese:エコーサウンディング, エコーロケーション, ...
  8. Arabic:قِيَاس الأَعْمَاق بِالصَّدَى, تحديد الموقع بالصدى, ...
  9. Hebrew:הֲדָדָה, סוֹנָר, ...
  10. Russian:эхолокация, ...
  11. Ukrainian:ехолокація, ...
  12. Hindi:इको साउंडिंग, ध्वनि प्रतिध्वनि, ...
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