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echometer

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ID 574807 Last modified 01.11.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
  • helilainete levimisel ja peegeldumisel põhinev veealune mõõtevahend veealuste objektide leidmiseks, nende kauguse ning vee sügavuse mõõtmiseks jne
  • echo sounding system for measurement of water depth
  • measurement technique that uses sound propagation under water (or occasionally in air) to navigate, communicate or to detect other vessels
kajalood preferred
Usage examples
  • Kajaloodi kasutatakse nt navigeerimise ohutuse tagamise eesmärgil.
Good to know
  • Kajalood on mõõtevahend vee sügavuse mõõtmiseks aja kaudu, mis kulub helilaine pinnalt põhja jõudmiseks ja selle kaja seadmesse tagasitulekuks.
helilokaator
sonar
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  • Võõrsõna
hüdrolokaator
allveekaamera variant
kalaleidmisseade variant
echo sounding device preferred
Good to know
  • Echo sounding device used in measuring the depth of water by the time required for a sound wave to travel from surface to bottom and for its echo to be returned.
sonar abbreviation
Usage examples
  • Instrument what to better the safety of navigation.
Good to know
  • Abbreviation for "sound navigation and ranging".
echosounder
fathometer
echometer
asdic former
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  • Asdic, later known as sonar, was a secret device for locating submerged submarines by using sound waves.

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