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Definitions for Radar

[1] Electronics . a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
[2] a means or sense of awareness or perception: lobbyists working under the media's radar.
[3] 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
[4] the equipment used in such detection

Words related to Radar

sonar

Words nearby Radar

rad 1, rad-lib, rad., rad/s, rada, radar, radar astronomy, radar beacon, radar gun, radar picket, radar telescope

Origin of Radar

1940–45, Americanism ; ra(dio) d(etecting) a(nd) r(anging)

Other words from Radar

an·ti·ra·dar , noun, adjective

Word origin for Radar

C20 ra (dio ) d (etecting ) a (nd ) r (anging )

Synonyms for Radar

sonar, direction finding, scanning system, tracking system