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单词 rocketsonde
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Definition of rocketsonde in English:

rocketsonde

noun ˈrɒkɪtsɒnd
Meteorology

  • A package of meteorological or other scientific instruments which is carried to the upper atmosphere by rocket and there released and allowed to float down by parachute, transmitting automatic radio measurements of the surrounding atmosphere; a sonde carried up by rocket.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Science News. From rocket + sonde.

Definition of rocketsonde in US English:

rocketsonde

nounˈrɒkɪtsɒnd
Meteorology

  • A package of meteorological or other scientific instruments which is carried to the upper atmosphere by rocket and there released and allowed to float down by parachute, transmitting automatic radio measurements of the surrounding atmosphere; a sonde carried up by rocket.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Science News. From rocket + sonde.
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