06-07-2003, 04:02 AM
When folks use a thesaurus and don't then double check the dictionary, you can get some pretty weird phrases. I found that out in high school, and boy, do I ever wish more people had learned that lesson.
As to sonar, radar's underwater cousin, it's
SOund NAvigation Ranging
Which, when you see how it's uses have evolved, appears a bit of a misnomer, unless one remembers that its use as a depth meter, to avoid hitting the various rocks and shoals in coastal waters, was a more widely used feature of sound in water than detection of moving objects underwater, such as submarines and later schools of fish.
What''s in a name? What's in a word? A rose by any other name still has thorns.
As to sonar, radar's underwater cousin, it's
SOund NAvigation Ranging
Which, when you see how it's uses have evolved, appears a bit of a misnomer, unless one remembers that its use as a depth meter, to avoid hitting the various rocks and shoals in coastal waters, was a more widely used feature of sound in water than detection of moving objects underwater, such as submarines and later schools of fish.
What''s in a name? What's in a word? A rose by any other name still has thorns.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete