sounding apparatus
1sounding — I. /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ (say sownding) adjective 1. emitting or producing a sound or sounds. 2. resounding or sonorous. 3. having an imposing sound; high sounding; pompous. {sound1 + ing2} –soundingly, adverb II. /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ (say sownding) …
2Kelvin sounding machine — a machine used to calculate water depth in fathoms. A lead weight was lowered on a wire and the depth recorded by the apparatus. See also lead line …
3echo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a the repetition of a sound by the reflection of sound waves. b the secondary sound produced. 2 a reflected radio or radar beam. 3 a close imitation or repetition of something already done. 4 a person who slavishly repeats… …
4Echo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a the repetition of a sound by the reflection of sound waves. b the secondary sound produced. 2 a reflected radio or radar beam. 3 a close imitation or repetition of something already done. 4 a person who slavishly repeats… …
5tourmaline — tourmalinic /toor meuh lin ik/, adj. /toor meuh lin, leen /, n. any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems. Also,… …
6Benjamin F. Sands — Infobox Military Person name = Benjamin F. Sands born = birth date|1811|2|11 died = death date and age|1883|6|30|1811|2|11 placeofbirth = Baltimore, Maryland placeofdeath = Washington, D.C. caption = Benjamin F. Sands nickname = allegiance = U.S …
7quartz — quartzose /kwawrt sohs/, quartzous /kwawrt seuhs/, adj. /kwawrts/, n. one of the commonest minerals, silicon dioxide, SiO2, having many varieties that differ in color, luster, etc., and occurring either in masses (as agate, bloodstone, chalcedony …
8Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
9surveying — /seuhr vay ing/, n. 1. the science or scientific method of making surveys of land. 2. the occupation of one who makes land surveys. 3. the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. [1425 75; late ME: act of examining… …
10Charles Wheatstone — Wheatstone, drawn by Samuel Laurence in 1868 Born 6 …
