sounder

[ soun-der ]

/ ˈsaʊn dər /

noun

a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.

Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds from which the message is read.

Origin of sounder

First recorded in 1585–95; sound¹ + -er¹

Words nearby sounder

sound-and-light show, soundalike, soundboard, soundbox, soundcard, sounder, sounding, sounding balloon, sounding board, sounding lead, sounding line

Definition for sounder (2 of 3)

sounder ²

[ soun-der ]

/ ˈsaʊn dər /

noun

a person or thing that sounds depth, as of water.

Origin of sounder

First recorded in 1565–75; sound³ + -er¹

Definition for sounder (3 of 3)

sound ²

[ sound ]

/ saʊnd /

adjective, sound·er, sound·est.

free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.

financially strong, secure, or reliable: a sound business; sound investments.

competent, sensible, or valid: sound judgment.

having no defect as to truth, justice, wisdom, or reason: sound advice.

of substantial or enduring character: sound moral values.

following in a systematic pattern without any apparent defect in logic: sound reasoning.

uninterrupted and untroubled; deep: sound sleep.

vigorous, thorough, or severe: a sound thrashing.

free from moral defect or weakness; upright, honest, or good; honorable; loyal.

having no legal defect: a sound title to property.

theologically correct or orthodox, as doctrines or a theologian.

adverb

deeply; thoroughly: sound asleep.

Origin of sound

1150–1200; Middle English sund, Old English gesund (see y-); cognate with Dutch gezond, German gesund

SYNONYMS FOR sound

1 unharmed, whole, hale, unbroken, hardy.

2 solvent.

4, 6 valid, rational, logical.

OTHER WORDS FROM sound

sound·ly, adverb sound·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for sounder

But the Journal suggests that lower-cost producers with sounder finances, like Saudi Arabia, are unlikely to be accomodating.

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Perhaps Americans are used to their private detectives being of sounder moral character.

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We then got the writer of the Academy Award–nominated screenplay for Sounder, Lonnie Elder, to write a draft.

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O'Neill looked up in agony as the sounder spelled the words: "Extra 81 went by at 3.05."

The Daughter of a Magnate |Frank H. Spearman

They would be conducted with more caution and on sounder principles.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |James D. Richardson
They believed self-help to be a sounder principle, both morally and politically, and they believed it to be sufficient.

Contemporary Socialism |John Rae
Now happily he was brought to sounder views by seeing the iniquity of the world.

Barchester Towers |Anthony Trollope
Then blank, the sounder was still and the line remained open.

Danger Signals |John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (1 of 7)

sounder ¹

/ (ˈsaʊndə) /

noun

an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (2 of 7)

sounder ²

/ (ˈsaʊndə) /

noun

a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (3 of 7)

sound ¹

/ (saʊnd) /

noun

a periodic disturbance in the pressure or density of a fluid or in the elastic strain of a solid, produced by a vibrating object. It has a velocity in air at sea level at 0°C of 331 metres per second (741 miles per hour) and travels as longitudinal waves
(as modifier)a sound wave

(modifier) of or relating to radio as distinguished from television sound broadcasting; sound radio

the sensation produced by such a periodic disturbance in the organs of hearing

anything that can be heard

a particular instance, quality, or type of sound the sound of running water

volume or quality of sound a radio with poor sound

the area or distance over which something can be heard to be born within the sound of Big Ben

the impression or implication of something I don't like the sound of that

phonetics the auditory effect produced by a specific articulation or set of related articulations

(often plural) slang music, esp rock, jazz, or pop

verb

to cause (something, such as an instrument) to make a sound or (of an instrument, etc) to emit a sound

to announce or be announced by a sound to sound the alarm

(intr) (of a sound) to be heard

(intr) to resonate with a certain quality or intensity to sound loud

(copula) to give the impression of being as specified when read, heard, etc to sound reasonable

(tr) to pronounce distinctly or audibly to sound one's consonants

(intr usually foll by in) law to have the essential quality or nature (of) an action sounding in damages

Derived forms of sound

soundable, adjective

Word Origin for sound

C13: from Old French soner to make a sound, from Latin sonāre, from sonus a sound

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (4 of 7)

sound ²

/ (saʊnd) /

adjective

free from damage, injury, decay, etc

firm; solid; substantial a sound basis

financially safe or stable a sound investment

showing good judgment or reasoning; sensible; wise sound advice

valid, logical, or justifiable a sound argument

holding approved beliefs; ethically correct; upright; honest

(of sleep) deep; peaceful; unbroken

thorough; complete a sound examination

British informal excellent

law (of a title, etc) free from defect; legally valid

constituting a valid and justifiable application of correct principles; orthodox sound theology

logic

(of a deductive argument) valid
(of an inductive argument) according with whatever principles ensure the high probability of the truth of the conclusion given the truth of the premises
another word for consistent (def. 5b)

adverb

soundly; deeply: now archaic except when applied to sleep

Derived forms of sound

soundly, adverb soundness, noun

Word Origin for sound

Old English sund; related to Old Saxon gisund, Old High German gisunt

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (5 of 7)

sound ³

/ (saʊnd) /

verb

to measure the depth of (a well, the sea, etc) by lowering a plumb line, by sonar, etc

to seek to discover (someone's views, etc), as by questioning

(intr) (of a whale, etc) to dive downwards swiftly and deeply

med

to probe or explore (a bodily cavity or passage) by means of a sound
to examine (a patient) by means of percussion and auscultation

noun

med an instrument for insertion into a bodily cavity or passage to dilate strictures, dislodge foreign material, etc

Word Origin for sound

C14: from Old French sonder, from sonde sounding line, probably of Germanic origin; related to Old English sundgyrd sounding pole, Old Norse sund strait, sound 4; see swim

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (6 of 7)

sound ⁴

/ (saʊnd) /

noun

a relatively narrow channel between two larger areas of sea or between an island and the mainland

an inlet or deep bay of the sea

the air bladder of a fish

Word Origin for sound

Old English sund swimming, narrow sea; related to Middle Low German sunt strait; see sound ³

British Dictionary definitions for sounder (7 of 7)

Sound

/ (saʊnd) /

noun

the Sound a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand (Denmark), linking the Kattegat with the Baltic: busy shipping lane; spanned by a bridge in 2000. Length of the strait: 113 km (70 miles). Narrowest point: 5 km (3 miles) Danish name: Øresund Swedish name: Öresund

Scientific definitions for sounder (1 of 2)

sound ¹

[ sound ]

A type of longitudinal wave that originates as the vibration of a medium (such as a person's vocal cords or a guitar string) and travels through gases, liquids, and elastic solids as variations of pressure and density. The loudness of a sound perceived by the ear depends on the amplitude of the sound wave and is measured in decibels, while its pitch depends on its frequency, measured in hertz.

The sensation produced in the organs of hearing by waves of this type. See Note at ultrasound.

Scientific definitions for sounder (2 of 2)

sound ²

[ sound ]

A long, wide inlet of the ocean, often parallel to the coast. Long Island Sound, between Long Island and the coast of New England, is an example.

A long body of water, wider than a strait, that connects larger bodies of water.

Idioms and Phrases with sounder

sound

In addition to the idioms beginning with sound

sound as a bell
sound bite
sound off
sound out

also see:

safe and sound

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adjective, sound·er, sound·est.

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