radar echo

1. The electromagnetic energy received after reflection from an object.
2. The deflection or change of intensity on a cathode ray tube display produced by a radar echo.

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radar echo - an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object

electronic signal - a signal generated by electronic means

radar target, blip, pip - a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface

clutter - unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

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