Sounding or soundings may refer to:
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Sounding (archaeology)
A shovel test pit (STP) is a standard method for Phase I of an archaeological survey. It is usually a part of the Cultural resource management, Cultural Resources Management (CRM) methodology and a popular form of rapid archaeological survey in t ...
, a test dig in archaeology
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"Sounding" (''Justified''), an episode of the TV series ''Justified''
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''Soundings'' (journal), an academic journal of leftist political thinking
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''Soundings'' (radio drama), science fiction radio drama series produced from 1985 to 1989 in Ottawa
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''Soundings'' (Williams), 2003 orchestral composition by John Williams
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''Soundings'' (Carter), 2005 orchestral composition by Elliott Carter
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Sound (medical instrument)
In medicine, a sound (), also called a sonde (), is an instrument for probing and dilating passages within the body, the best-known examples of which are urethral sounds and uterine sounds.
Urethral sounds
Urethral sounds are designed to be ...
, instruments for probing and dilating passages within the body
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Urethral sounding
Urethral sounding is the practice of inserting objects (typically made by metal or silicone) into the urethra for sexual gratification. Urethral dilatation is a urological procedure that uses probes called sounds to enlarge the inside diameter of ...
, using sounds to increase the inner diameter of the urethra
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Depth sounding
Depth sounding, often simply called sounding, is measuring the depth of a body of water. Data taken from soundings are used in bathymetry to make maps of the floor of a body of water, such as the seabed topography.
Soundings were traditional ...
, a measurement of depth within a body of water
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Whale sounding
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and por ...
, the act of diving by whales
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The Sounding
''The Sounding'' is a 2017 American drama film co-written and directed by Catherine Eaton, based on her stage play ''Corsetless''. The film premiered in competition at the 2017 Cinequest Film Festival, and went on to receive over two dozen award ...
'', a film
See also
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Sound (disambiguation)
Sound is an audible mechanical wave propagating through matter, or the perception of such waves by the brain.
Sound or Sounds may also refer to:
Geography
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Sonde (disambiguation)
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Sonar
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances ( ranging), communicate with or detect objects o ...
, use of sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect objects on or under water
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Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...
, acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with it
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Cone penetration test
The cone penetration or cone penetrometer test (CPT) is a method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. It was initially developed in the 1950s at the Dutch Laboratory for Soil Mecha ...
, a method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils
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