Sonar is not a word it is an acronym for sound navigation and ranging.
Sonar is an acronym.
The 5 letters in SONAR are the 4 words SOund Navigation And Ranging
The LAtin word for sound and noise is sonitus. There was not a word for sonars. The Romans did not have sonar. It was invented in the 1930s. Additionally, SONAR isn't a word, it's an acronym: SOund Navigation And Ranging.
"Sonar" is an abbreviation from "sound navigation ranging."
Sound Navigation and Ranging
Sonar is short for sound navigation and ranging.
Sonar
Exactly the same. Sonar is Sound. We use the word sonar to indicate what use that the sound is put to- not to differentiate it from sound its self.
The word SONAR - is an acronym derived from the phrase SOund Navigation And Ranging. in simple terms - a sound 'pulse' is sent out from the submarine or ship - and the time taken for the pulse to return indicates the distance to the object of interest.
A submarine uses sonar, like a bat uses echolocation to see.
The word "sonar" originates from the United States. It is an acronym for "Sound Navigation and Ranging" and was first used in the 1940s during World War II.