Definition of sounding

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

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Asonant :: Asonant (a.) Not sounding or sounded.
Lead :: Lead (n.) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea..
Resonance :: Resonance (n.) The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.
Bombastical :: Bombastical (a.) Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated.
Deep-sea :: Deep-sea (a.) Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc..
Sounding :: Sounding (a.) Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words..
Phonoscope :: Phonoscope (n.) An instrument for observing or exhibiting the motions or properties of sounding bodies; especially, an apparatus invented by Konig for testing the quality of musical strings..
Buccinal :: Buccinal (a.) Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.
Multisonous :: Multisonous (a.) Having many sounds, or sounding much..
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) See Sound boarding, under Sound, a noise..
Sea-green :: Sea-green (a.) Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on soundings..
Arming :: Arming (n.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom..
Resonant :: Resonant (a.) Returning, or capable of returning, sound; fitted to resound; resounding; echoing back..
Liquid :: Liquid (a.) Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
Bathymetry :: Bathymetry (n.) The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea..
Equisonance :: Equisonance (n.) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
Unison :: Unison (n.) Sounding alone.
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments..
Intonation :: Intonation (n.) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
Voiceful :: Voiceful (a.) Having a voice or vocal quality; having a loud voice or many voices; vocal; sounding.
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