echo sounding

English

Noun

echo sounding (plural echo soundings)

1. The technique of using reflected pulses of sound to determine depth or the location of objects (or fish) under water.
2. A particular measurement made using this technique.

Related terms

• echo sounder

Translations

Translations

• French: échosondage (fr) m
• German: Echolot (de) n
• Italian: ecoscandaglio m
• Swedish: ekolodning c

See also

• sonar
• echolocation