Sonar meaning

What does “sonar” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“sonar” is a noun with one meaning. Its most common meaning is: 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.

sonar

noun

  1. 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

    “sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging”

    “asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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