sounders

Devices measuring depth

Sounders is the plural of sounder, which has two distinct meanings.

A sounder is a device that produces sound, particularly one that emits audible signals—a depth sounder measures water depth using sound waves.

Separately, a sounder is a group of wild pigs: A sounder of boar crossed the field at dusk.

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sonar

echolocation

Navigation through reflected sound

fishfinder · submarine · ping · underwater · navigation · oceanography · marine · bathymetry · fathom · depth

acoustic

frequency

Rate of recurrence

ultrasound · pitch · timbre · decibels · doppler · audiometry · resonance · reverberation · harmonics · oscillation

Categories
Opposites
depth measurement direction

soundersradar

Radio-wave object detection

altimeters · weather radar

signal emission vs. reception

soundersreceivers

Those who accept transmissions

listeners · hydrophones · passive sonar · microphones · detectors

auditory output

sounderssilencers

Devices that reduce noise

mufflers · dampers · quieters · dampeners · mutes

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