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| sound [ sownd ] |
verb (past and past participle sound·ed, present participle sound·ing, 3rd person present singular sounds) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb nautical measure depth: to measure the depth of water using a weighted line or sonar
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2. intransitive verb zoology dive down: to dive suddenly and swiftly downward
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refers to whales
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3. transitive verb medicine examine something with probe: to use a surgical probe to examine a body cavity or passage such as the bladder or to dilate a constriction
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noun (plural sounds) |
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medicine surgical probe: a surgical probe used to sound body cavities
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| [14th century. Via French sonder< Vulgar Latin subundare< Latin sub "under" + unda "wave"] |
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  sound·er noun |
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