echolocation (redirected from echolocate)

ech·o·lo·ca·tion  (k-l-kshn)

n. In both senses also called echo ranging.

1. A sensory system in certain animals, such as bats and dolphins, in which usually high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.

2. Electronics A process for determining the location of objects by emitting sound waves and analyzing the waves reflected back to the sender by the object.

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echo·lo·cate v.

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echolocation

Noun

the discovery of an object's position by measuring the time taken for an echo to return from it

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echolocation  (k-l-kshn)

Sonar, especially of animals, such as bats and toothed whales. See more at sonar.

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echolocation

the fixing of the position of an object by transmitting a signal and measuring the time required for it to bounce back, typically done by radar or sonar and by bats.

See also: Sound

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the fixing of the position of an object by transmitting a signal and measuring the time required for it to bounce back, typically done by radar or sonar.

See also: Distance

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

echolocation - determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it echo sounding localization, locating, localisation, location, fix - a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"