"radiosonde" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiosondes [plural]
Etymology: From radio + sonde. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|radio|sonde}} radio + sonde Head templates: {{en-noun}} radiosonde (plural radiosondes)
  1. A miniature radio carried aloft (e.g. by an uncrewed balloon, an airdrop from a crewed aircraft, or a sounding rocket) to automatically transmit measurements of the upper air such as the wind speed, pressure, temperature, and relative humidity to a receiving station on the ground. Wikipedia link: radiosonde Categories (topical): Weather Derived forms: endoradiosonde, RAOB Related terms: rawin Translations (balloon radio): radiosondi (Finnish), radiosondaggio [masculine] (Italian), radiosonda [feminine] (Italian), радиозо́нд (radiozónd) [masculine] (Russian), radiosonda [feminine] (Spanish)

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