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hydrophone

/ˈhaɪdrəfoʊn/ /ˈhaɪdrəˌfoʊn/

Meanings
noun
A transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone

Examples :

"The marine biologist lowered the hydrophone into the water to listen for whale songs. "
sound technology electronics nautical ocean device signal machine technical physics communication

Related Words

Illustration listen

listen noun

/ˈlɪs.ən/

An instance of listening.

"Give the motor a listen and tell me if it sounds off."

Illustration marine

marine noun

/məˈɹiːn/

A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship

"He was a marine in World War II."

Illustration rather

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

To prefer; to prefer to.

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

Illustration biologist

biologist noun

/baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ /baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst/

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.

"My sister is a biologist studying the effects of pollution on local river ecosystems. "

Illustration underwater

underwater noun

/ˈʌndərˌwɔtər/ /ˈʌndərˌwɑtər/

Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean

"The aquifer's underwater supply of fresh water is crucial for the town's water system. "

Illustration converts

converts noun

/ˈkɑnvərts/ /kənˈvərts/

A person who has converted to a religion.

"They were all converts to Islam."

Illustration lowered

lowered verb

/ˈləʊəd/ /ˈloʊɚd/

To frown; to look sullen.

"When his mother said he couldn't go to the party, Michael lowered, making it clear he was unhappy. "

Illustration signals

signals noun

/ˈsɪɡnəlz/

A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.

"The blinking lights on the modem sent signals indicating that the internet connection was working. "

Illustration electrical

electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

An electrical engineer.

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

Illustration microphone

microphone noun

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/ /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfoʊn/

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or broadcast.

"The teacher used the microphone to project her voice clearly to all the students in the large classroom. "

Illustration sound

sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Healthy.

"He was safe and sound."

Illustration transducer

transducer noun

/trænsˈduːsər/ /trænzˈduːsər/

A device that converts energy from one form into another.

"The microphone is a transducer that changes sound waves into electrical signals so we can record voices. "