sounding

sounding
['saʊndɪŋ] 1.
nome sondaggio m. (anche fig.)
2.
aggettivo -sounding in composti

a grand-sounding, English-sounding name — un nome altisonante, che suona inglese

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noun
1) ((a) measurement of depth of water etc.) scandagliamento
2) (a depth measured.) scandaglio
3) ((an) act of trying to find out views etc.) sondaggio
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sounding (1) /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
A a.
1 sonante; risonante; sonoro
2 altisonante; reboante: sounding rhetoric, retorica reboante; sounding titles, titoli altisonanti
B n.
1 [u] suono; risonanza; l'echeggiare; rimbombo
2 (mil.) segnale (di trombe, ecc.)
3 [cu] (med.) auscultazione
● sounding board, pannello insonorizzante; (mus.) tavola (o cassa) armonica; (fig.) cassa di risonanza □ (fig.) sounding brass, parole vuote, senza senso.
sounding (2) /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/
n.
1 [uc] (naut.) scandagliamento; scandagliata (raro); scandaglio: to take soundings, fare scandagli; to call the soundings, gridare scandagli
2 (naut., anche sounding apparatus, sounding gear) scandaglio: sounding machine, scandaglio meccanico; sonic sounding gear, fonoscandaglio
3 [u] (oceanografia) batimetria
4 (pl.) (naut.) fondali bassi (meno di 100 braccia)
5 (pl.) sondaggio d'opinione
6 (med.) sondaggio
● (meteor.) sounding balloon, pallone sonda □ (naut.) sounding lead, piombino (dello scandaglio); (anche) scandaglio a sagola (o a mano) □ (naut.) sounding line, sagola dello scandaglio; scandaglio a sagola □ (meteor.) sounding rocket, razzo sonda □ (naut.) to be off soundings, essere su fondali alti (più di 100 braccia) □ (naut.) to strike soundings, trovare il fondo con lo scandaglio.
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['saʊndɪŋ] 1.
nome sondaggio m. (anche fig.)
2.
aggettivo -sounding in composti

a grand-sounding, English-sounding name — un nome altisonante, che suona inglese


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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