sonar

A noun referring to a system or instrument that uses sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater, typically by emitting an acoustic pulse and measuring the time it takes for the echo to return.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее систему или прибор, использующий звуковые волны для обнаружения и определения местоположения объектов под водой, обычно путем излучения акустического импульса и измерения времени, необходимого для возвращения эха.

1. Acoustic detection system B2 formal technical

   A system that uses sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return.

   • The submarine used sonar to navigate through the dark waters.
   • Fishermen rely on sonar to find schools of fish.
   • Sonar technology is essential for mapping the ocean floor.

   🇷🇺Гидролокатор

   Синонимы: asdic

• sonars plural form
• sonars' possessive plural form
• sonar's possessive singular form