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Radar

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English

Noun

Etymology

Acronym from radio detection and ranging.

Meanings

  1. A system to detect aircraft, ships and other objects in a certain area. It uses pulses of high frequency electromagnetic waves. It is similar to sonar, which uses sound instead of radio waves.

Translations

  • Chinese: 雷達 (léidá), car: 測速裝置 (cè sù zhuāngzhì) "speed-detecting equipment"
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