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hydrophones

/ˈhaɪdrəfoʊnz/

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

Examples :

"Scientists use hydrophones to listen to whales in the ocean. "
technology nautical sound electronics device ocean signal machine communication technical

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 rather

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

To prefer; to prefer to.

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

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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 scientists

scientists noun

/ˈsaɪəntɪsts/

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

"Scientists study plants to understand how they grow. "

Illustration whales

whales noun

/hweɪlz/

Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.

"During our whale watching tour, we saw several whales breaching the surface of the ocean. "

Illustration converts

converts noun

/ˈkɑnvərts/ /kənˈvərts/

A person who has converted to a religion.

"They were all converts to Islam."

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 waves

waves verb

/weɪvz/

To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.

"If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."

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. "