how to pronounce sonar

/ˈsəʊ.nɑːɹ/

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sonar is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sonar in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… incident the use of sonar has been …”

meaning of sonar

Sonar is a method of detecting underwater objects using sound waves.

sonar frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sonar occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sonar can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sonar can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) transport and travel;