Sonar

Noun

 * 1)  echolocation
 * 2)  A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.

Derived terms

 * Doppler sonar

Thesaurus
astronavigation, bathometry, bathymetry, celestial navigation, chronometer, coastwise navigation, consolan, dead reckoning, depth sounding, echo sounding, echolocation, fathomage, fathoming, fix, line of position, loran, oceanography, pilotage, plane sailing, point-to-point navigation, radar, radio beacon, radio navigation, sextant, shoran, sofar, sounding, soundings, tables, water

Etymology
Acronym from sound navigation and ranging.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Icelandic: ómsjá, sónar
 * Italian:
 * Spanish: sónar

Anagrams

 * arson
 * roans
 * sorna

Verb

 * 1) to sound, to make a sound
 * 2) to ring, to buzz

Noun

 * 1) sonar

Etymology
From so:.

Verb

 * 1) to ring

Noun

 * 1) sonar

Etymology
From sonar:.

Verb

 * 1) to sound, to ring

Etymology
sonare:

Related terms

 * son
 * sonadero
 * sonador


 * sonajera
 * sonido
 * sonoro