towed array

toʊd əˈreɪ

Definition

Definition of towed array - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

series of sensors towed behind a vessel for sonar detection

TECH.

The ship deployed the towed array to detect submarines.
The navy uses a towed array for underwater research.
A towed array was essential for the mission's success.

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Expressions with array

solar array

large group of solar panels for electricity

The solar array powers the entire building.

data array

ordered collection of related values stored together for easy access

The program saves the sensor readings in a data array for analysis.

disk array

hardware system that connects several disk drives to work as one storage unit

The server uses a disk array to store all customer records safely.

antenna array

group of antennas arranged to work together as one system

The satellite uses an antenna array to focus its transmission beam.

multidimensional array

data structure as an array of arrays

The matrix is represented by a multidimensional array.

sparse array

indexed storage where most entries hold nothing or 0

Use a sparse array to save memory when most entries are blank.

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French:réseau remorqué, ...
German:Schleppsonar, ...
Italian:sistema di sensori trainati, ...
Spanish:matriz remolcada, ...
Portuguese:array rebocado, ...
Chinese:拖曳阵列, ...
Japanese:曳航アレイ, ...
Arabic:مِصْفُوفَة مَجْرُورَة, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרָךְ נִגְרָר, ...
Russian:буксируемая антенна, ...
Ukrainian:буксирована антена, ...
Hindi:खींची गई श्रृंखला, ...
Bengali:টানা সেন্সর সিরিজ, ...
Catalan:matriu remolcada, ...
Czech:vlečená sonarová anténa, ...
Danish:bugseret array, ...
Dutch:gesleepte sonar, ...
Greek:ρυμουλκούμενη διάταξη, ...
Hungarian:vontatott szonársor, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែឧបករណ៍ចាប់សញ្ញាដែលអូសនៅពីក្រោយនាវាសម្រាប់ស្វែងរកដោយសូណា, ...
Korean:견인 배열, ...
Persian:آرایه کشیده, ...
Polish:holowany zestaw, ...
Portuguese (BR):array rebocado, ...
Romanian:sistem de senzori remorcați, ...
Swedish:bogserad array, ...
Thai:ชุดเซ็นเซอร์ลาก, ...
Turkish:çekili dizi, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống cảm biến kéo, ...

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