SOUNDING

adj. making a noise, producing a loud sound, resonant; making loud meaningless noises

n. measurement of water depth by means of a line and lead; measurements obtained by sounding with a lead and line; measurement of atmospheric conditions (Meteorology)

v. make a noise; give an impression; cause to produce a sound; present or summon with a sound; pronounce; examine by causing to emit sound; measure the depth of water with a sounding line

Sounding can refer to: Determination the depth of water usually in the sea. Originally using a weighted line called a lead line, more recently usingEcho soundingWhale sounding, the act of diving by whalesan atmospheric soundingvarious methods in telecommunicationsIonospheric soundingAutomatic soundingAutomatic link establishmentUrethral sounding in medicinevarious methods in geophysics:vertical electrical sounding (VES), see Schlumberger brotherselectromagnetic soundingsounding rockets which take measurements during suborbital flightthe present participle of sound
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Sound 1. a pressure wave propagating through an elastic medium; waves with a frequency of 20–20,000 Hz cause the sensation of hearing. 2. [more]Sounding - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding
(hypernym) depth
(derivation) fathom, sound
2. the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
(hypernym) measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
(derivation) fathom, sound
Adjective
1. appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"
(synonym) looking
(similar) superficial
2. having volume or depth; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
(similar) full
3. making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"
(similar) audible, hearable

Noun
1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
(antonym) silence, quiet
(hypernym) sound property
(hyponym) noisiness, racketiness
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
(synonym) auditory sensation
(hypernym) sensation, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
(hyponym) music, euphony
3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
(hypernym) mechanical phenomenon
(hyponym) ultrasound
4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) beat
5. the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
(synonym) audio
(hypernym) auditory communication
(part-holonym) television, telecasting, TV, video
6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
(synonym) phone, speech sound
(hypernym) language unit, linguistic unit
(hyponym) phoneme
(part-holonym) utterance, vocalization
(derivation) voice, vocalize, vocalise
(classification) phonetics
7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
(synonym) strait
(hypernym) channel
(hyponym) Dardanelles, Hellespont
8. a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
(hypernym) body of water, water
(hyponym) Long Island Sound
(derivation) fathom
Verb
1. appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
2. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
(synonym) go
(hypernym) cause to be perceived
(hyponym) snarl
(derivation) audio
3. give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
(hyponym) cackel
4. announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
(hypernym) announce, denote
(derivation) phone, speech sound
5. utter with vibrating vocal chords
(synonym) voice, vocalize, vocalise
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(hyponym) chirk
(derivation) phone, speech sound
6. cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
(hyponym) play
(cause) go
(see-also) sound off, strike up
7. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
(synonym) fathom
(hypernym) quantify, measure
Adjective
1. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
(antonym) unsound
(similar) dependable, good, safe, secure
(see-also) fit, healthy
2. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
(synonym) healthy, intelligent, levelheaded
(similar) reasonable, sensible
3. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
(antonym) unsound
(similar) solid, strong, substantial
4. in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
(synonym) good
(similar) healthy
5. reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument"
(synonym) reasoned, well-grounded
(similar) valid
6. having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"
(synonym) legal
(similar) valid
7. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
(similar) righteous
8. (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
(synonym) heavy, profound, wakeless
(similar) deep
9. thorough; "a sound thrashing"
(similar) complete
Adverb
1. deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep"
(synonym) soundly

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Sound
  

(n.)
The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
  

(n.)
The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).
  

(n.)
measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.
  

(n.)
Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.
  

(a.)
Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.