rocketsonde

American

[rok-it-sond] / ˈrɒk ɪtˌsɒnd /

noun

Meteorology.

a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.

rocketsonde Scientific

/ rŏk′ĭt-sŏnd′ /

An instrument transported to the upper atmosphere by rocket, used to study meteorological conditions. A rocketsonde is capable of measuring and transmitting information to altitudes of about 76,000 m (249,280 ft).

First recorded in 1945–50; rocket ¹ + sonde

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