echo sounding

noun

The technique of using reflected pulses of sound to determine depth or the location of objects (or fish) under water.

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echolocation
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Meanings

nounecho sounding (plural echo soundings)

plural echo soundings

  1. The technique of using reflected pulses of sound to determine depth or the location of objects (or fish) under water.
  2. A particular measurement made using this technique.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundetermining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it

Similar
echolocation
Broader
localizationlocalisationlocation
Also see
echolocationechosonography

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French échosondage
  • échosondageTranslations
German Echolot
  • EcholotTranslations
Italian ecoscandaglio
  • ecoscandaglioTranslations
Swedish ekolodning
  • ekolodningTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

echo sounding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echo%20sounding

MLA

“echo sounding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echo%20sounding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “echo sounding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echo%20sounding.

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