radar


Definition: Meaning of, radar in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈreɪdɑː /

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radar radars
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a piece of equipment that uses radio waves to find the position of things and watch their movement [↪  sonar]
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radar used in phrases

  • 3d radar (noun)
    1. radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target
  • Doppler radar (noun)
    1. radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity
  • air search radar (noun)
    1. a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft
  • early warning radar (noun)
    1. a radar that is part of an early warning system
  • fire control radar (noun)
    1. military naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target
  • microwave radar (noun)
    1. measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
  • naval radar (noun)
    1. naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar
  • radar astronomy (noun)
    1. astronomy a technique that uses radar echoes to examine bodies within the solar system, obtaining information about size, shape, topography, surface density, spin etc.
  • radar beacon (noun)
    1. a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
  • radar dome (noun)
    1. a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves
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