soundings
Nautical depth measurements
Soundings are measurements of water depth, taken by lowering a weighted line or using sonar.
The term extends to any preliminary investigation or inquiry: The committee took soundings before announcing the policy.
To take soundings is to gauge opinion or test reactions before committing to action.
In the literal nautical sense, a ship is in soundings when the water is shallow enough to measure.
Lowest or innermost regions
- fathomsUnderstands or depth units
- leadlineWeighted rope measuring depth
- bathymetrySubaqueous topographical measurement
- hydrographyStudy of water bodies
seafloor · transducer · draft · channel · pilotage · mariner · seamark · submarine
Subaqueous topographical measurement
- seafloorOcean's solid base
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
magnetometer · gravimeter · profiling · deep-sea · hydrothermal · salinity · thermocline
Request for information
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- feelerSensory appendage or probe
- gaugeStandard of measurement
test · probe · exploration · opinion · sentiment · pulse · mood · attitude
Study of ground tremors
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
geophysical · seismic · subsurface · acoustic · reflection · refraction · stratigraphy · underground
Inserted medical drainage tube
- probeThorough examination or tool
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- urethralOf the urine channel
- bladderOrgan holding urine
cavity · endoscope · examination · dilation · surgical · instrument · biopsy · internal
depths
Lowest or innermost regions
- fathomsUnderstands or depth units
- leadlineWeighted rope measuring depth
- bathymetrySubaqueous topographical measurement
hydrography · seafloor · transducer · draft · channel · pilotage · mariner · seamark · submarine · contours
bathymetry
Subaqueous topographical measurement
- seafloorOcean's solid base
- submersibleUnderwater exploration vehicle
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
trenches · magnetometer · gravimeter · profiling · deep-sea · hydrothermal · salinity · thermocline
inquiry
Request for information
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- feelerSensory appendage or probe
gauge · test · probe · exploration · opinion · sentiment · pulse · mood · attitude · survey
seismology
Study of ground tremors
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- drillingHole-making by rotation
geology · geophysical · seismic · subsurface · acoustic · reflection · refraction · stratigraphy · underground · probe
catheter
Inserted medical drainage tube
- probeThorough examination or tool
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- urethralOf the urine channel
bladder · cavity · endoscope · examination · dilation · surgical · instrument · biopsy · internal · procedure
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- map featurescompass, compass rose, legend, scale, scale bar
- navigation termsnautical charts, GPS, north, road signs, maps
- mapmakingcartographer, map scales, mapmaker, map projection, compass rose
soundingsfirst impressions
Instant opinions of someone
snap judgments · glossing over · assumptions · guesswork · speculation
soundingsignorance
Absence of knowledge
blind spots · unawareness · obliviousness · neglect · disregard
- sounding outPronouncing letter by letter
- sounding boardListener who gives feedback
- sounding offExpressing views forcefully
- depth soundingMeasuring water depth