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Sounding , sound·ing1 / ˈsounding/ • n. the action or process of measuring the depth of the sea or other body of water. ∎ a measurement taken by sounding. ∎ the… Branch , branch
branch / branch/ • n. a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from a bough. ∎ a lateral extension or subdivision extending from the… Phonetics , phonetics (fōnĕt´Ĭks, fə–), study of the sounds of languages from three basic points of view. Phonetics studies speech sounds according to their prod… Clade , clade Term derived from the Greek klados, a ‘twig’ or ‘branch’. In cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics, it refers to a lineage branch that result… sound barrier , sound barrier Name for the cause of an aircraft's difficulties in accelerating to a speed faster than that of sound. When approaching the speed of so… Echolocation (physiology) , Echolocation is the process of using sound waves to locate objects that may be invisible or at a distance. Some bats use sound to locate their insect…
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