echo sounding

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noun echo sounding 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 0
noun echo sounding Echo-sounding is a method of discovering where an object is by sending pressure waves and recording the time it takes for the echo to return. 0
noun echo sounding The technique of using reflected pulses of sound to determine depth or the location of objects (or fish) under water. 0
noun echo sounding A particular measurement made using this technique. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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