sonar
Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/
The English word “sonar” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
- A device that provides such echolocation.
- Any echolocation.
Etymology
By anacronymic evolution from SONAR.
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