Radiosonde

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA miniature radio carried aloft by an unmanned balloon to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground.

Synonyms

sounding radio sounding rocketsonde radiosounding rawinsonde radiolocator radiodetermination radar radar astronomy radiogram radionavigation rockoon

Rhymes With

radius and

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