hydrophone
noun
hy·dro·phone
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Definition of hydrophone
: an instrument for listening to sound transmitted through water
Examples of hydrophone in a Sentence
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Dropping a hydrophone in the water is a passive approach. — Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, "Wait, fish make noise? Meet the ‘fish listeners.’ (audio)," 29 Aug. 2019 Researchers will use some combination of hydrophones, sonar, cameras and other sensors to study and record the organisms’ behavior. — Allie Wilkinson, Scientific American, "Military Tries Out Fish as Underwater Spies," 29 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hydrophone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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