a rocket, balloon, or probe used for observing in the upper atmosphere
Word origin
C20: from French: plummet, plumb line; see sound3
sonde in American English
(sɑnd)
US
noun
any of various devices, esp. a radiosonde, for measuring and usually telemetering meteorological and other physical conditionsat high altitudes
Word origin
Fr, a sounding line < sonder: see sound3
sonde in the Oil and Gas Industry
(sɒnd)
Word forms: (regular plural) sondes
noun
(Extractive engineering: Exploration)
A sonde is the part of a logging tool with the measurement sensors.
Measurements of various geophysical properties of the rock are made by a sonde which is a complex piece of electronic equipment that is lowered on a cable downthe well bore.
The sonde is lowered down the borehole on a cable to record the properties of the rock measuredin the wall of the hole.
A sonde is the part of a logging tool with the measurement sensors.