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Radar

see synonyms of radar

Noun

1. microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation

measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Radar

see synonyms of radar
noun
1. 
a method for detecting the position and velocity of a distant object, such as an aircraft. A narrow beam of extremely high-frequency radio pulses is transmitted and reflected by the object back to the transmitter, the signal being displayed on a radarscope. The direction of the reflected beam and the time between transmission and reception of a pulse determine the position of the object
. Former name: radiolocation
2. 
the equipment used in such detection

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Radar

see synonyms of radar
noun
any of several systems or devices using transmitted and reflected radio waves for detecting a reflecting object, as an aircraft, and determining its direction, distance, height, or speed, or in storm detection, mapping, navigation, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Radar

see synonyms of radar
n.
1. A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of very high frequency radio waves reflected from their surfaces.
2. The equipment used in such detection.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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