Engelsk substantiv: sonar | |||
1. | sonar (om gjenstand) a 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 | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging. Asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | asdic, echo sounder | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, navigational instrument | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | pinger, pulse generator | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | pigboat, sub, submarine, U-boat | ||