sounding

1. The action of the verb to sound.

2. (countable, uncountable)A test made with a probe or sonde.

   Sondierung

   зонди́рованиеzondírovanije

3. (countable, uncountable)A measured depth of water.

   The sailor took a sounding every five minutes

   the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

4. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.

   a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

5. (countable, uncountable)The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

6. (countable, uncountable)The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes.(See urethral sounding).

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