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What is the name of the device which is used to find the depth of sea (or ocean) by using ultrasonic sound waves ?

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SONAR is a device used to find the depth of the sea using ultrasonic sound waves. Since a traditional pre-SI unit of water depth was the fathom, an instrument used for determining water depth is sometimes called a fathometer.


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