ionosonde

noun

ion·​o·​sonde

īˈänəˌsänd

: a device for determining and recording the heights of ionized layers in the ionosphere by shortwaves reflected from them

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary iono- (as in ionosphere) + sonde

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