sonar

Summary

sonar is a technique^[1]. sonar ranks in the top 2% of technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sonar is credited with the discovery of Walter Guyton Cady^[3].
• sonar is credited with the discovery of Paul Langevin^[4].
• sonar's instance of is recorded as technique^[5].
• sonar is a type of noisemaker^[6].
• sonar is a type of technique^[7].
• sonar is a type of remote sensing^[8].
• sonar is a type of locator^[9].
• sonar is used for echolocation^[10].
• sonar's Commons category is recorded as Sonar^[11].
• sonar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sonar^[12].
• sonar's facet of is recorded as measurement technique^[13].
• sonar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[14].
• sonar's topic has template is recorded as Q20702663^[15].
• sonar's used by is recorded as navigator^[16].
• sonar's produced sound is recorded as water sonar^[17].
• sonar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

sonar's instance of is recorded as technique^[5]. Recorded subclass of include noisemaker^[6], technique^[7], remote sensing^[8], and locator^[9].

Use and Application

sonar is used for echolocation^[10]. sonar's used by is recorded as navigator^[16].

Why It Matters

sonar ranks in the top 2% of technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2] sonar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] sonar is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]