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sonar meaning in Tamil

சோனார்

UK/ˈsəʊ.nɑː//ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/

sonar in Tamil: சோனார், சோனர். In English, sonar means artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.

Tamil words for sonar

சோனார், சோனர்

English meaning of sonar

  1. noun Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
  2. noun A device that provides such echolocation.
  3. noun Any echolocation.

Full definition of sonar

sonar in a sentence

  • They were able to detect the sunken wreck using sonar.
  • They finally bought a new sonar to replace the 40-year-old unit that sometimes didn't work right.
  • Submarines and bats both use sonar to navigate.

Synonyms of sonar

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Questions about sonar in Tamil

What is the meaning of sonar in Tamil?
Sonar in Tamil is சோனார், சோனர்.
sonar என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Sonar: சோனார், சோனர்.
What does sonar mean in English?
Sonar means artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.

Source and license

Tamil words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “sonar”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sonar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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