ASDIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does asdic mean? 

• ASDIC (noun)
  The noun ASDIC has 1 sense:

1. a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return

  Familiarity information: ASDIC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASDIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

asdic; echo sounder; sonar

Context example:

asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee

Hypernyms ("asdic" is a kind of...):

measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

navigational instrument (an instrument used for navigating)

Meronyms (parts of "asdic"):

pinger (a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar)

pulse generator (a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate)

Holonyms ("asdic" is a part of...):

pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)