Meanings
nounecho sounder (plural echo sounders)
plural echo sounders · alternative echosounder
- A sonar device used for echo sounding
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan ecòmetre
- ecòmetresonar device
Danish ekkolod
- ekkolodsonar device
French échosondeur
- échosondeursonar device
Norwegian Bokmål ekkolodd
- ekkoloddsonar device
Spanish ecómetro
- ecómetrosonar device
Swedish ekolod
- ekolodsonar device
Cite this entry
APA
echo sounder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echo%20sounder
MLA
“echo sounder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echo%20sounder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “echo sounder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echo%20sounder.
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