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A Fathometer is just a vertical echo-ranger; its pings would sound the same and could drive a submarine out of position just as effectively as horizontal echo-ranging and might even make a contact.
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Fathometer — ☆ Fathometer [fa thäm′ət ər ] trademark for a type of echo sounder n. [f ] such a device … English World dictionary
fathometer — echolotas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Elektronavigacinis įtaisas jūros gyliui matuoti ultragarso bangomis. atitikmenys: angl. echo sounder; fathometer vok. Echolot, m rus. эхолот, m pranc. échomètre, m; écho… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
fathometer — echolotas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. echo sounder; fathometer vok. Echolot, n rus. эхолот, m pranc. écho sondeur, m; fathomètre, m; sondeur par écho sonore, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Fathometer — trademark used for a sonic depth finder … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fathometer — /fa dhom i teuhr/, Trademark. a brand of sonic depth finder. * * * trade name for a type of sonic depth finder (q.v.). * * * … Universalium
fathometer — A water depth measuring device [16] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
fathometer — instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
fathometer — n. instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound, sonic depth finder … English contemporary dictionary
Fathometer — Fa·thom·e·ter … English syllables
fathometer — /fəˈðɒmətə/ (say fuh dhomuhtuh) noun an instrument for ascertaining depth of water by measuring the time taken for a sound to reach the seabed and for its echo to return. {fatho(m) + meter1} …
