Sekirov Dictionary

radar

UK /ˈɹeɪdɑː/US /ˈɹeɪˌdɑɹ/

noun6

  1. a method of finding where far objects are by sending out radio waves and studying the waves that come back from them
  2. In full secondary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing signals transmitted by the object in response to radio waves sent towards the object.
  3. Often preceded by a descriptive word: a natural (for example, in an animal such as a bat) or human-made detection method based on the analysis of reflected signals other than radio waves, as light waves or sound waves; (countable) an instance of this.
  4. Often preceded by a descriptive word: a system using one of the above detection methods, differentiated by configuration or platform, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
  5. An installation of the apparatus for operating one of the above detection systems.
  6. (figurative) A superior ability to detect something; an awareness, an intuition.

verb1

  1. To use a radar apparatus on (someone or something); to scan (someone or something) with, or as if with, radar.
forms

radared · radaring · radars · RADARs

Phrases with radar

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