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/ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/ · noun
(nautical, usually uncountable) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses..
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.
Use sonar when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sonar means (nautical, usually uncountable) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses..
Common synonyms include ASDIC, echo sounder, asdic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They were able to detect the sunken wreck using sonar.
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