hy|dro|phone

hy|dro|phone
hy|dro|phone «HY druh fohn», noun.
1. an instrument used to detect sound under water and to determine its source and position.
2. an instrument used to detect the flow of water through a pipe. It is used in finding leaks.
3. Medicine. an instrument used in auscultation, whereby sounds are carried through a column of water.

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