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sonda

probe

noun SON-dah Rare

Origin: From French sonde (sounding line), of Germanic origin.

Also means

catheter

Usage Note

Sonda covers several meanings: a space probe (la sonda spaziale), a medical catheter or feeding tube (sonda nasogastrica), and a geological boring tool. Context usually makes the sense clear. Sondaggio (survey/poll) comes from the same root — both involve 'probing' for information.

Examples

"La sonda spaziale ha raggiunto Marte dopo sei mesi."

Natural Translation

The space probe reached Mars after six months.

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