Definition of hydrophone in English:
hydrophone
noun ˈhʌɪdrəfəʊnˈhaɪdrəˌfoʊn
A microphone which detects sound waves under water.
Example sentencesExamples
- The fish were caught locally and transferred to large laboratory tanks where their behavior was monitored using hydrophones and infrared video cameras.
- Seismic waves are detected by instruments known as geophones when used on land or hydrophones in water.
- The tag encodes the data as a series of ultrasonic pulses transmitted through the water column from a hydrophone and are decoded by a receiver on a ship.
- From seven boats, the scientists lowered hydrophones - underwater microphones - to a depth of about 1,500 feet.
- But most research to date has used underwater microphones, called hydrophones, to study the collection of sounds produced by various groups - not individuals.
Definition of hydrophone in US English:
hydrophone
nounˈhīdrəˌfōnˈhaɪdrəˌfoʊn
A microphone which detects sound waves under water.
Example sentencesExamples
- Seismic waves are detected by instruments known as geophones when used on land or hydrophones in water.
- The fish were caught locally and transferred to large laboratory tanks where their behavior was monitored using hydrophones and infrared video cameras.
- But most research to date has used underwater microphones, called hydrophones, to study the collection of sounds produced by various groups - not individuals.
- The tag encodes the data as a series of ultrasonic pulses transmitted through the water column from a hydrophone and are decoded by a receiver on a ship.
- From seven boats, the scientists lowered hydrophones - underwater microphones - to a depth of about 1,500 feet.