Definition of asdic Asdic
as•dic
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WordNet
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| asdic - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee" | ||
| sonar, echo sounder | ||
| measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something | ||
| navigational instrument an instrument used for navigating | ||
| pigboat, u-boat, sub, submarine a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes | ||
| pinger a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- asdic, noun, singular of asdics.
