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Webster 1913 Edition
Sounding
Sound′ing
,Adj.
Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous;
as,
. sounding
wordsDryden.
Sound′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).
2.
(Naut.)
[From
Sound
to fathom.] (a)
measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.
(b)
Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; – usually in the plural.
(c)
The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.
Sounding lead
, the plummet at the end of a sounding line.
– Sounding line
, a line having a plummet at the end, used in making soundings.
– Sounding post
(Mus.)
, a small post in a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument, set under the bridge as a support, for propagating the sounds to the body of the instrument; – called also
– sound post
. Sounding rod
(Naut.)
, a rod used to ascertain the depth of water in a ship’s hold.
– In soundings
, within the eighty-fathom line.
Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sounding
SOUND'ING
, ppr.1.
Causing to sound; uttering audibly.2.
Trying the depth of water by the plummet; examining the intention or will.3.
a. Sonorous; making a noise.4.
Having a magnificent sound; as words more sounding or significant.SOUND'ING
,Noun.
1.
The act of uttering noise; the act or endeavoring to discover the opinion or desires; the act of throwing the lead.2.
In surgery, the operation of introducing the sound into the bladder; called searching for the stone.