radar

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Originally spelled RADAR; an acronym of radio detection and ranging.

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  • IPA: /ˈreɪdɑː(r)/

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radar (countable and uncountable; plural radars)

  1. (uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
  2. (countable) A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
  3. (countable) An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
  4. (countable) A superior ability to detect something.
    His sensitive radar for hidden alliances keeps him out of trouble.

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method of detecting distant objects

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radar (third-person singular simple present radars, present participle radaring, simple past and past participle radared)

  1. To scan with radar, or as if with radar.
    • 2002, Brian Jonathan Wolk, Ohio Traffic Tickets are for the Birds[1], ISBN 0595215211, page 156:
      He radars you while he's sitting in his patrol vehicle under a bridge.

[edit] Catalan

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radar m. (plural radars)

  1. radar

[edit] Czech

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radar m.

  1. radar

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    declension of radar
singular plural
nominative radar radary
genitive radaru radarů
dative radaru radarům
accusative radar radary
vocative radare radary
locative radaru radarech
instrumental radarem radary

[edit] French

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  • IPA: /ʁa.daʁ/

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radar m. (plural radars)

  1. radar

[edit] Galician

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From English radar.

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radar m. (plural radares)

  1. radar

[edit] Icelandic

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radar m. (radar-s, radar-ar)

  1. radar, radar equipment

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[edit] Italian

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English

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radar m. inv.

  1. radar

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rādar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of rādō

[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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  • IPA: /râdaːr/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧dar

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rȁdār m. (Cyrillic spelling ра̏да̄р)

  1. radar

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    declension of radar
singular plural
nominative radar radari
genitive radara radara
dative radaru radarima
accusative radar radare
vocative radaru / radare radari
locative radaru radarima
instrumental radarom radarima

[edit] Slovene

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radar m.

  1. radar

[edit] Spanish

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English radar.

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radar m. (plural radares)

  1. radar
    • BBC Mundo. Desaparece avión sobre el Atlántico 2009-06-01.
      Un avión ... desapareció este lunes del control de los radares.
      "A plane ... disappeared this Monday from control of radars."

[edit] Swedish

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radar c.

  1. radar
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