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hydrophone (hī`drəfōn'), device that receives underwater sound waves and converts them to electrical energy; the voltage generated can then be read on a meter or played through a loudspeaker. The hydrophone is the marine equivalent of the microphone, which receives and converts sound waves in air. It is used in sonar apparatus and in certain underwater weapons. The same device may also be used to generate sounds, converting electrical energy to motional mechanical energy; in this capacity it is called a projector. hydrophone [′hī·drə‚fōn] (engineering acoustics) A device which receives underwater sound waves and converts them to electric waves. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A sixth category, hydrophones, where the vibrator is water based is presently under consideration. This notorious Faeroes-Iceland line with its underwater hydrophones of the SOSUS American stationary antisubmarine system and mobile NATO antisubmarine warfare (ASW) forces is well known to our submariners and has always been a real headache. This is an assemblage of hydrophones and other test equipment designed to listen to and measure sound waves underwater as well as to generate noise pulses against one-quarter or one third scale models of submarine hulls. |
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