Sounding (tank sounding)
Measuring the liquid level in a tank with a tape or gauge and converting it to volume with the tank table.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Sounding (tank sounding) |
| Russian | Замер уровня в танке (зондирование) |
| Romanian | Sondare |
| Polish | Sondowanie |
| Latvian | Līmeņa mērīšana (zondēšana) |
| Filipino | Sounding |
| Indonesian | Sounding (pengukuran tangki) |
| Chinese | 测深（量油） |
| Croatian | Sondiranje |
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