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sounder

1

[ soun-der ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds sound something.
  2. Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds sound from which the message is read.


sounder

2

[ soun-der ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that sounds sound depth, as of water.

sounder

1

/ ˈʊԻə /

noun

  1. an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sounder

2

/ ˈʊԻə /

noun

  1. a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sounder1

First recorded in 1585–95; sound 1 + -er 1

Origin of sounder2

First recorded in 1565–75; sound 3 + -er 1
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“Democracies are sounder when the reason why some lose does not rest on the fact that they are invisible to those who make decisions,” Verba wrote.

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With a new stadium on the horizon and commercial deals continuing to be signed, the club believe they will be on a sounder financial footing for the next three-year PSR cycle.

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Recently, data from the microwave limb sounder has been proving its worth in unexpected ways, Dr. Salawitch said.

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To decipher more precisely how much carbon is shuttled around, Benoit-Bird and colleagues are using echo sounders to uncover the migration’s finer details.

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The more important question is: Whose judgment is sounder?

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