sonde
nounUK /sɒnd/ · US /sɑnd/
Etymology Borrowed from French sonde.
1
Medicine, Sciences Probe; sound.
2
Sciences Physical Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.
- Derived terms
- aerosonde, backscattersonde, balloonsonde, cryosonde, datasonde, dropsonde, electrosonde, ionosonde, minisonde, ozonesonde, radiosonde, rawinsonde, rocketsonde