Meaning Of The Word Hydrophone

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hydrophone in American English
an instrument for detecting, and registering the distance and direction of, sound transmitted through water
noun: a device for locating sources of sound under water, as for detecting submarines by the noise of their engines

hydrophone in British English
noun: an electroacoustic transducer that converts sound or ultrasonic waves travelling through water into electrical oscillations

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