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English noun: radio detection and ranging

1. radio detection and ranging (artifact) measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects


Synonymsmicrowave radar, radar, radiolocation


Broader (hypernym)measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system


Narrower (hyponym)3d radar, Doppler radar, early warning radar, three-dimensional radar, weather radar


Part holonymcathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, dish, dish aerial, dish antenna, oscilloscope, pulse generator, saucer, scope, wave guide, waveguide









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