Soundage
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The production of a sound. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Att the soundage of an alarum , euery one shall repaire to theire coullers or place appointed them ."
- 2 An excavated trench or pit. countable, uncountable
"The establishment of a stratigraphic continium for Deh Morasi Ghundai and Said Qala Tepe will have to wait until the analysis of the soundage is completed."
- 3 The determination of the depth and nature of materials beneath the surface. countable, uncountable
"At the late session of the legislative body an appropriation was made for soundage and survey ."
- 4 The act of sounding; auscultation countable, uncountable
"Soundage, inflation and gastric diaphany may give information as valuable as that obtained by radiography."
- 5 The therapeutic application of sound waves. countable, uncountable
"It is simple; for it is ordinarily nothing more than a skillful, uterine, therapeutical soundage."
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- 6 Dues paid for soundings. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Att the soundage of an alarum , euery one shall repaire to theire coullers or place appointed them ."
Etymology
From sound + -age.
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