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- [soh-nahr]
- /ˈsoʊ nɑr/
- /ˈsəʊ.nɑːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soh-nahr]
- /ˈsoʊ nɑr/
Definitions of sonar word
- noun sonar a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation. 1
- noun sonar the apparatus used in sonar. 1
- noun sonar echolocation 1
- variable noun sonar Sonar is equipment on a ship which can calculate the depth of the sea or the position of an underwater object using sound waves. 0
- noun sonar a communication and position-finding device used in underwater navigation and target detection using echolocation 0
- noun sonar an apparatus that transmits high-frequency sound waves through water and registers the vibrations reflected from an object, used in finding submarines, depths, etc. 0
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Origin of sonar
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; so(und) na(vigation) r(anging)
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Parts of speech for Sonar
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sonar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
sonar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sonar
noun sonar
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
- finder — a person or thing that finds.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- gunsight — A device on a gun that enables it to be aimed accurately.
- radar — Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
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