Sonar uses sound waves to 'see' in the water.
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Sonar
/ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/
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dead reckoningdepth soundingdeviceecho soundingecholocationfathomagefathomingfixline of positionloranoceanography
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Sonar is short for Sound Navigation and Ranging.
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There are two types of sonar—active and passive.
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Active sonar transducers emit an acoustic signal or pulse of sound into the water. If an object is in the path of the sound pulse, the sound bounces off the object and returns an “echo” to the sonar transducer.
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