sonar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsəʊ.nɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
By anacronymic evolution from SONAR.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
They were able to detect the sunken wreck using sonar.
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(countable) A device that provides such echolocation.
They finally bought a new sonar to replace the 40-year-old unit that sometimes didn't work right.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) Any echolocation.
Submarines and bats both use sonar to navigate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONAR | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sonars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
lidar · radar · ultrasonography · sodar
Deriveds
active sonar · sonarlike · Doppler sonar · sonarman · antisonar
Descendants
sonar · sonar · sonar · Sonar · sonar · sonar · sonar · sonar · sonar · โซนาร์
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (33)
pl asdic (device) · ar سُونار (device) · tr sonar (device) · ko 음파 탐지기 (device) · hy ջրատեղորոշիչ (device) · it idrofono (device) · ja 音波水中探知機 (device) · ru гидролока́тор (device) · hy սոնար (device) · id pemair suara (device) · pl sonar (device) · is sónar (device) · tl sonar (device) · el ηχοβολιστικό (device) · eo sonaro (device) · ja ソナー (device) · el σόναρ (device) · fr sonar (device) · fi kaikuluotain (device) · ca sonar (device) · is ómsjá (device) · fi kaikuluotaus (device) · es sónar (device) · ro sonar (device) · pt sonar (device) · id sonar (device) · de Sonar (device) · pl azdyk (device) · cmn 聲納 /声纳 (device) · fi ääniluotain (device) · it sonar (device) · ru сона́р (device) · th โซนาร์ (device)