English noun: microwave radar |
1. | microwave radar (artifact) measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects |
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| Synonyms | radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 3d radar, Doppler radar, early warning radar, three-dimensional radar, weather radar |
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| Part holonym | cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, oscilloscope, pulse generator, saucer, scope, wave guide, waveguide |
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