Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A system that uses electromagnetic waves to detect objects and determine their distance, direction, or speed.
Radar
/ˈreɪdɑː/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
It would likely put us on the Patriarch's radar."Target-detection radar is green.Peacetime cyclotrons and radar for air defense came first before superbombs.
Etymology:
Coined in 1940 as an acronym for Radio Detection And Ranging, the term radar was developed during World War II to describe this detection method.
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