radar

See also: RADAR, Radar, raðar, and rådar

English

Etymology

Originally spelled RADAR; an acronym of radio detection and ranging. Coined by the United States Navy in 1940.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdɑː(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdɚ/, [ˈɹeɪɾɚ]

• Audio (US):

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Noun

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, figuratively) A superior ability to detect something.

   His sensitive radar for hidden alliances keeps him out of trouble.

Synonyms

• RADAR (acronym of radio detection and ranging)

Derived terms

Terms derived from radar

• -dar
• gaydar
• Jewdar
• monopulse radar
• off the radar

• passive radar
• radar astronomy
• radar dome
• radar gun
• radar image
• radar meteorology

• radar reflector
• radar telescope
• radar trap
• radome
• under the radar

Related terms

• lidar
• sonar

Translations

method of detecting distant objects

• Catalan: radar (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雷達／雷达 (zh) (léidá), 雷达 (zh) (léidá)

• Czech: radar (cs) m
• Finnish: tutka (fi)
• German: Radar (de) m, Funkmessgerät
• Greek: ραδιοεντοπιστής (el) m (radioentopistís), ραντάρ (el) n (rantár)
• Gujarati: સર્વદર્ચિત્ર (sarvadarcitra)
• Hindi: तेजोंवेश (tejõveś)
• Icelandic: ratsjá
• Ido: radaro (io)
• Italian: radiotelemetro m, radar (it) m
• Japanese: 電波探知機 (denpa tanchi-ki), レーダー (rēdā)
• Khmer: រ៉ាដា (raadaa)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 레이다 (ko) (reida), 탐지기 (ko) (tamjigi)
• Maori: hihiani
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: radar (no) m

  Nynorsk: radar m

• Persian: رادار (fa) (râdâr)
• Portuguese: radar (pt) m
• Romanian: radar (ro) n
• Russian: рада́р (ru) m (radár)
• Slovene: radar (sl) m
• Spanish: radar (es) m
• Swedish: radar (sv) c
• Tagalog: siglap
• Thai: เรดาร์ (ree-dâa)

Verb

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, page 156:

     He radars you while he's sitting in his patrol vehicle under a bridge.

Anagrams

• Ardra

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Catalan

Noun

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar

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Cornish

Noun

radar

1. radar

References

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradar]
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m inan

1. radar
2. speed camera

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.dɑr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar m (plural radars, diminutive radartje n)

1. radar (detection system operating by means of radio waves)

Derived terms

• dopplerradar
• neerslagradar

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.daʁ/

Noun

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar

Further reading

• “radar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːtar/
• Rhymes: -aːtar
• Homophone: ratar

Noun

radar m (genitive singular radars, nominative plural radarar)

1. radar device

Declension

declension of radar

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	radar	radarinn	radarar	radararnir
accusative	radar	radarinn	radara	radarana
dative	radar	radarnum	radörum	radörunum
genitive	radars	radarsins	radara	radaranna

Synonyms

• (radar device): ratsjá

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Noun

radar m (uncountable)

1. radar

Related terms

• radarista
• radaristica

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) rādar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of rādō

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English radar

Noun

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarer, definite plural radarene)

1. radar

Derived terms

• radarbilde
• værradar

References

• “radar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English radar

Noun

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarar, definite plural radarane)

1. radar

References

• “radar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaˈdaʁ/
• IPA^(key): /ʁaˈdaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /ɦaˈdaɻ/

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar (radio device for detecting distant objects)
2. (Brazil, informal) a speed detection device used by policemen and traffic controllers

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:radar.

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râdaːr/
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

rȁdār m (Cyrillic spelling ра̏да̄р)

1. radar

Declension

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

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ràːdar/, /ráːdar/

Noun

rādar m inan

1. radar

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	rádar
gen. sing.	rádarja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rádar	rádarja	rádarji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	rádarja	rádarjev	rádarjev
dative (dajȃlnik)	rádarju	rádarjema	rádarjem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rádar	rádarja	rádarje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	rádarju	rádarjih	rádarjih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rádarjem	rádarjema	rádarji

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Spanish

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈdaɾ/ [raˈð̞aɾ]

Noun

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."

Derived terms

• antirradar

Further reading

• “radar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Noun

radar c

1. radar

Anagrams

• darra

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

Noun

radar

1. radar.

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Turkish

Noun

radar (definite accusative radarı, plural radarlar)

1. (aviation) radar

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	radar
Definite accusative	radarı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	radar	radarlar
Definite accusative	radarı	radarları
Dative	radara	radarlara
Locative	radarda	radarlarda
Ablative	radardan	radarlardan
Genitive	radarın	radarların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular radarım radarlarım 2nd singular radarın radarların 3rd singular radarı radarları 1st plural radarımız radarlarımız 2nd plural radarınız radarlarınız 3rd plural radarları radarları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular radarımı radarlarımı 2nd singular radarını radarlarını 3rd singular radarını radarlarını 1st plural radarımızı radarlarımızı 2nd plural radarınızı radarlarınızı 3rd plural radarlarını radarlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular radarıma radarlarıma 2nd singular radarına radarlarına 3rd singular radarına radarlarına 1st plural radarımıza radarlarımıza 2nd plural radarınıza radarlarınıza 3rd plural radarlarına radarlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular radarımda radarlarımda 2nd singular radarında radarlarında 3rd singular radarında radarlarında 1st plural radarımızda radarlarımızda 2nd plural radarınızda radarlarınızda 3rd plural radarlarında radarlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular radarımdan radarlarımdan 2nd singular radarından radarlarından 3rd singular radarından radarlarından 1st plural radarımızdan radarlarımızdan 2nd plural radarınızdan radarlarınızdan 3rd plural radarlarından radarlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular radarımın radarlarımın 2nd singular radarının radarlarının 3rd singular radarının radarlarının 1st plural radarımızın radarlarımızın 2nd plural radarınızın radarlarınızın 3rd plural radarlarının radarlarının

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Uzbek

Noun

radar (plural radarlar)

1. radar

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Zazaki

Noun

radar (f)

1. radar