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Pronunciation / Transliteration: radar
"El radar detectó un objeto en el cielo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of objects, typically used in aviation and maritime contexts.
"The airplane's radar system helped it navigate through the storm safely." - 2
A method of detecting and locating objects by sending out radio waves and analyzing the reflected signals.
"The radar was able to track the moving ships in the harbor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'radar' is an acronym derived from the phrase 'Radio Detection and Ranging', first coined in the 1930s. It evolved from the need for military and aviation technologies to detect objects at a distance using radio waves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Radar" is said worldwide
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radar
Transliteration: radar
"Le radar a détecté un objet en mouvement."
Radar
Transliteration: Radar
"Das Radar hat das Flugzeug rechtzeitig erkannt."
radar
Transliteration: radar
"Il radar ha rilevato un'imbarcazione in avvicinamento."
radar
Transliteration: radar
"El radar detectó un objeto en el cielo."
radar
Transliteration: radar
"O radar conseguiu identificar a aeronave."
रेडार
Transliteration: redār
"रेडार ने आसमान में एक वस्तु का पता लगाया।"
雷达
Transliteration: léidá
"雷达系统能够检测到远处的飞机。"
레이더
Transliteration: leideo
"레이더는 비행기를 안전하게 추적할 수 있습니다."
レーダー
Transliteration: rēdā
"レーダーは空中の物体を検出しました。"
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