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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. equipment
  3. measuring devices
  4. sonar
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. equipment
  5. measuring devices
  6. sonar
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. equipment
  5. measuring devices
  6. sonar

Preferred term

sonar

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A method or system, analogous to radar used under water, in which high frequency sound waves are emitted so as to be reflected back from objects, and used to detect the objects of interest. Called ASDIC by the British. (From SOund, NAvigation, and Ranging).

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • sound navigation and ranging

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/332136

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