sonde

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UK/sɒnd/US/sɑnd/

noun

Probe; sound.

OriginFrench sonde →
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Meanings

sonde1

nounsonde (plural sondes)

plural sondes

  1. medicineProbe; sound.
  2. physicalsciencesAny of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.

Sonde2

proper noun
  1. A Bantu language
  2. A dialect of Kikongo language

Origin

  1. Frenchsonde
  2. Frenchsonde
  3. Englishsonde

Borrowed from French sonde.

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Translations

Bulgarian сонда, сензор
  • сонда (sonda)probe
  • сензор (senzor)device
Finnish koetin, sondi
  • koetinprobe
  • sondiprobe
  • sondidevice
  • luotaindevice

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sonde

beyondrespondbondpondblondcorrespondfondwandGirondefrondyondabsconddespondamendeacross the pondbrondeParson's Pondtranspond
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Anagrams

nosedEdsonSodendonesOdnes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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