Hydrophone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An electrical instrument for detecting or monitoring sound under water.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An instrument for detecting the flow of water in a pipe (thus locating waste) by the sounds produced in a microphone.
  • n. An instrument used in auscultation whereby sounds are conveyed through a column of water.
  • Word Usage
    "During some types of gynaecological examination, researchers have inserted a tiny microphone, called a hydrophone, into the uterus, enabling them to hear what the foetus can hear."
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