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单词 radiosonde
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Definition of radiosonde in English:

radiosonde

noun ˈreɪdɪəʊˌsɒndˈreɪdioʊˌsɑnd
  • An instrument carried by balloon or other means to various levels of the atmosphere and transmitting measurements by radio.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This rate of temperature decrease, the environmental lapse rate, must be measured to be known; this is done routinely by balloons carrying instruments called radiosondes.
    • The MMS sounds the atmosphere with a balloon-borne radiosonde, which measures the meteorological parameters of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction.
    • These problems are sufficiently serious that the US National Weather Service adjusts satellite data every week to match radiosondes, in effect relying upon radiosondes as a reference instrument.
    • They were also used to taking radiosondes into the upper atmosphere to measure temperature, pressure, and humidity.

Origin

1930s: from radio- (relating to broadcasting) + German Sonde 'probe'.

 
 

Definition of radiosonde in US English:

radiosonde

nounˈreɪdioʊˌsɑndˈrādēōˌsänd
  • An instrument carried by balloon or other means to various levels of the atmosphere and transmitting measurements by radio.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The MMS sounds the atmosphere with a balloon-borne radiosonde, which measures the meteorological parameters of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction.
    • This rate of temperature decrease, the environmental lapse rate, must be measured to be known; this is done routinely by balloons carrying instruments called radiosondes.
    • They were also used to taking radiosondes into the upper atmosphere to measure temperature, pressure, and humidity.
    • These problems are sufficiently serious that the US National Weather Service adjusts satellite data every week to match radiosondes, in effect relying upon radiosondes as a reference instrument.

Origin

1930s: from radio- (relating to broadcasting) + German Sonde ‘probe’.

 
 
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