ensonify

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verb

To fill with sound.

“The mechanism of landmine detection is to ensonify the ground with an acoustic source and measure the intensity of the returning sound waves.”

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Meanings

verbensonify (third-person singular simple present ensonifies, present participle ensonifying, simple past and past participle ensonified)

present singular third person ensonifies · participle present ensonifying · participle past ensonified · past ensonified · alternative insonify

  1. transitiveTo fill with sound.

    The mechanism of landmine detection is to ensonify the ground with an acoustic source and measure the intensity of the returning sound waves.

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APA

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

MLA

“ensonify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensonify. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ensonify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensonify.

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