aerosonde

English

Etymology

aero- +‎ sonde

Noun

aerosonde (plural aerosondes)

  1. (physical sciences) A sonde carried by a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle).
    • 2025, Francisco J. Tapiador, Physics: An introduction (page 5)
      Additionally, for certain applications, we use axes that intersect at different angles. This is the case of aerological diagrams, which are used to study the structure of the atmosphere from an aerosonde.