What does SONAR mean in Academic & Science?
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SONic detection And Ranging
Is used in the same way as RADAR except in water and other environments where RADAR is ineffective. It uses the same principles as RADAR, which is to send out a signal and use a device to record how long it takes for that signal to bounce off a surface and return to the point of origin. RADAR uses radio waves and SONAR uses Sonic (sound) waves.
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What does SONAR mean?
- sonar, echo sounder, asdic(noun)
- a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
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