sounding

sound·ing ¹

 (soun′dĭng)

n.

1. The act of one that sounds.

2. A probe of the environment for scientific observation.

3.

a. A measured depth of water.

b. often soundings Water shallow enough for depth measurements to be taken by a hand line.

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sound·ing ²

 (soun′dĭng)

adj.

1. Emitting a full sound; resonant.

2. Noisy but with little significance.

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sounding

(ˈsaʊndɪŋ)

adj

1. resounding; resonant

2. having an imposing sound and little content; pompous: sounding phrases.

ˈsoundingly adv

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sounding

(ˈsaʊndɪŋ)

n

1. (Navigation) (sometimes plural) the act or process of measuring depth of water or examining the bottom of a river, lake, etc, as with a sounding line

2. (Physical Geography) an observation or measurement of atmospheric conditions, as made using a radiosonde or rocketsonde

3. (Navigation) (often plural) measurements taken by sounding

4. (Physical Geography) (often plural) measurements taken by sounding

5. (Navigation) (plural) a place where a sounding line will reach the bottom, esp less than 100 fathoms in depth

6. (Navigation) on soundings in waters less than 100 fathoms in depth

7. (Navigation) off soundings in waters more than 100 fathoms in depth

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sound•ing¹

(ˈsaʊn dɪŋ)

adj.

1. emitting or producing a sound or sounds.

2. resounding or sonorous.

3. high-sounding; pompous.

n.

4. signifying.

[1350–1400]

sound′ing•ly, adv.

sound•ing²

(ˈsaʊn dɪŋ)

n.

1. Often, soundings. the act of measuring the depth of an area of water with or as if with a lead and line.

2. soundings,

a. an area of water that can be sounded with an ordinary lead and line, the depth being 100 fathoms (180 m) or less.

b. the results or measurement obtained by sounding with a lead and line.

3. any vertical penetration of the atmosphere for scientific measurement.

[1300–50]

sound′ing•ly, adv.

sound′ing•ness, n.

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Sounding

 of storytellers.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sounding - a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line depth, deepness - the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
	2.	sounding - the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
Adj.	1.	sounding - appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk" looking superficial - concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
	2.	sounding - having volume or deepness; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
	3.	sounding - making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding" audible, hearable - heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"

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Translations

إسْتِطلاع آراءالعُمق المَقيسقِياس الأعماق، سَبْر غَوْر

měření hloubkysondážzměřená hloubka

dybdelod

Loten

sondageballon-sonde

mélység méréseszondázás

dÿptardÿptarmælingreyna aî afla sér upplÿsinga

fare un sondaggioscandagliosondaggiosuono

bunnskudddybdemålloddingsondere terrenget

meranie hĺbkyodmeraná hĺbkasondáž

gizlice yapılan yoklamaiskandiliskandil ölçümüsondajsu derinliği ölçme

水深测量测深调查

sounding

¹ [ˈsaʊndɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Naut) → sondeo m

2. soundings (for oil etc) → sondeos mpl
to take soundings (lit) → hacer sondeos (fig) → sondear la opinión

3. (Med) → sondeo m

B. CPD sounding board N (Mus) (fig) → caja f de resonancia

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sounding

² [ˈsaʊndɪŋ] N [of trumpet, bell etc] → sonido m, son m
the sounding of the retreat/the alarm → el toque de retirada/de generala

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sounding

[ˈsaʊndɪŋ] n (NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → sondage msounding board n

(MUSIC) → table f d'harmonie

(fig) to use sb as a sounding board for one's ideas → essayer ses idées sur qn

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sounding

n (Naut) → Loten nt, → Peilung f; to take soundings (lit) → Lotungen vornehmen; (fig) → sondieren

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sounding

[ˈsaʊndɪŋ] n (Naut) → scandagliamento

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sound³

(saund) verb

to measure the depth of (water etc). meet يَقيسُ العُمْق بواسِطَة الصَّوْت измервам дълбочина sondar (z)měřit hloubku ausloten lodde βυθομετρώ sondar loodima عمق سنجي كردن luodata sonder לִמדוֹד עוֹמֶק मापना, नापना mjeriti (dubinu), ispitivati (dno) (mélységet) mér menduga mæla dÿpt, lóða sondare, scandagliare 深さを測る (물의 깊이 등을) 측정하다 išmatuoti gylį mērīt (ūdens) dziļumu menduga peilenlodde, måle dybdensondować عمق سنجی کول sondar a sonda измерять глубину (воды) (od)merať hĺbku sondirati izmeriti dubinu pejla, loda วัดความลึกของน้ำ derinliğini ölçmek 測... 水深度 вимірювати глибину; зондувати گہرائی کا اندازہ کرنا dò, đo độ sâu 测...深度

ˈsounding noun

1. (a) measurement of depth of water etc. dieplood قِياس الأعماق، سَبْر غَوْر измерване на дълбочина sondagem měření hloubky das Loten lod βυθομέτρησηsondaje loodimine luotaus sondage מַד עוֹמֶק नाप mjerenje dubine vode, sondaža (mélység) mérése pendugaan dÿptarmæling scandagliamento 測深 (물 등의) 깊이 측량 gylio matavimas dziļuma mērīšana pemeruman peilingloddingsondowanie د اوبو زورتيا موندل sondagem sondaj измерение глубины meranie hĺbky sondiranje merenje dubine pejling, lodning การหยั่งความลึกของน้ำ su derinliği ölçme, iskandil 水深測量 промір глибини лотом پانی کی گہرائی کی پیمائش sự dò chiều sâu 水深测量

2. a depth measured. diepte العُمق المَقيس измерена дълбочина profundidade změřená hloubka ausgelotete Wassertiefe dybde βάθος που έχει μετρηθεί sondaje looditud sügavus luodattu syvyys sondageעומק गहराई izmjerena dubina mélység kedalaman (mælingar)dÿptar scandaglio 水深 측량된 수심 gylis dziļums; dziļuma mērījums kedalaman peilingbunnskudd, dybdemålsonda زورتيا profundidade sondaj глубина odmeraná hĺbka sondaža merenje dubine pejling, lodning การหยั่งความลึก iskandil ölçümü 測深 глибина за лотом گہرائی کی پیمائش chiều sâu đo được 测深

3. (an) act of trying to find out views etc. uitvind wat iemand dink/meen إسْتِطلاع آراء сондиране sondagem sondáž das Ausforschen sondere terrænet βολιδοσκόπηση sondaje järelepärimine kuulostelu sondage לִבדוֹק, לִמדוֹד मन की थाह लेना ispitivanje szondázás menyelidiki reyna að afla sér upplÿsinga sondaggio 調査 신중한 조사 zonduoti zondēšana; izpēte; izprašņāšana risikan peilingsondere terrengetsondowanie نظر سنجى sondagem son­daj зондирование sondáž anketa ispitivati pejling, sondering การถามความคิดเห็น sondaj, gizlice yapılan yoklama 調查 зондування; розпитування منظر معلوم کرنے کا عمل sự thăm dò ý kiến 调查

sound out

to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc. Will you sound out your father on this? uitvra يُحاوِل مَعْرِفَة أفكار وخُطَط الشَّخْص проучвам sondar sondovat (u) ausforschen, sondieren høre hvad (...) har at sige βολιδοσκοπώsondear, tantear (kellegi) arvamust välja selgitama نظر خواهي كردن kuulostella sonder לְהַשמִיע उद्देश्य जानने की कोशिश करना ispitati kipuhatol menyelidiki pendapat komast að skoðunum/áætlunum e-s sondare 探る 생각, 의중을 타진하다 išklausinėti iztaujāt; izklaušināt merisik-risik polsenspørre ut wybadać نضر طلب کول sondar a descoase (pe cineva) выведывать; зондировать sondovať (u) pretipati saznati sondera, söka utröna ถามความเห็นของ ağız aramak 試探(什麼人的)思想或計劃 намагатися з'ясувати (чиюсь думку); обережно випитувати کسی کے خیالات یا جذبات کا پتا لگانا đọc ra ý nghĩ, kế hoạch của ai 试探意见，探听口气

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