radiosonde
A miniature radio carried aloft to automatically transmit measurements of the upper…A miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.
Meaning
1 sensesA miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.
радиозо́ндradiozónd
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From radio + sonde.From radio + sonde.
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Forms
plural: radiosondes| Singular | radiosonde |
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Word family
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