sounder

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S0577550 (soun′dər)n. One that makes a sound: a sounder of alarms.

sound·er²

S0577550 (soun′dər)n. One that sounds, especially a device for making soundings of the sea.

sound·er³

S0577550 (soun′dər)n. A group of wild pigs.

[Middle English, from Old French sondre, of Germanic origin.]

sounder

(ˈsaʊndə) n (Telecommunications) an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds

sounder

(ˈsaʊndə) n (Navigation) a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc

sound•er¹

(ˈsaʊn dər)

n. one that makes a sound. [1585–95]

sound•er²

(ˈsaʊn dər)

n. one that sounds depth. [1565–75]

Sounder

a herd of wild swine; pigs or boars, 1410.Example: sounder of scholars—N. Y. Times, 1983.

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sounder - a device for making soundings device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

Sounder

the simplest telegraph apparatus for the audible reception of Morse code. It is an electromagnet with two coils and an armature, which is restrained by a coil spring. The range of deflection of the armature lever is limited by screws. The telegraph operator hears the knocking of the lever against the screws. To amplify the sound, the sounder is placed in an acoustic resonator. Sounders were used with Morse apparatus in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s; however, they did not become widespread, since they do not provide a record of the signals.

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noun a device for making soundings

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