asdic meaning

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asdic (noun): a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return.

Definition of asdic

  1. a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
    • sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging
    • asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee

    Synonyms: sonar, echo sounder

    Type of: measuring instrument, navigational instrument

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in IC · 5-letter words

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