Sound"ing , n.
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.
Sound"ing , a. Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words. Dryden.
Hear it pronounced