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sonde

/sɒnd/US/sɑnd/

sonde noun: probe; sound.

Noun

sonde (plural sondes)

  1. Probe; sound.
  2. (physical) Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations.

Proper noun capitalized: Sonde

Sonde

  1. A Bantu language
  2. A dialect of Kikongo language

Forms of sonde

pluralsondes

Origin of sonde

Borrowed from French sonde.

Words formed from sonde

Words that rhyme with sonde

10 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about sonde

What does sonde mean?
Sonde means probe; sound.
What part of speech is sonde?
Sonde can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sonde?
Sonde is pronounced /sɒnd/ (UK).
What is the plural of sonde?
The plural of sonde is sondes.

Words near sonde in the dictionary

  1. soncoya
  2. soncoyas
  3. sond
  4. sondage
  5. sondages
  6. sonde
  7. sondeli
  8. sondelis
  9. sonder
  10. Sonderbund
  11. Sonderweg

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