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    RADIOLOCATION

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    microwave radar; radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("radiolocation" is a kind of...):

    measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

    Meronyms (parts of "radiolocation"):

    dish; dish aerial; dish antenna; saucer (directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation)

    cathode-ray oscilloscope; CRO; oscilloscope; scope (electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities)

    pulse generator (a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate)

    wave guide; waveguide (a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radiolocation"):

    Doppler radar (radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity)

    early warning radar (a radar that is part of an early warning system)

    3d radar; three-dimensional radar (radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target)

    weather radar (radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation)

    Derivation:

    radiolocate (locate by means of radar)

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