Meaning Of The Word Echolocation

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echolocation
uncountable noun: Echolocation is a system used by some animals to determine the position of an object by measuring how long it takes for an echo to return from the object.

echolocation in American English
the determination, as by a bat, of the position of an object by the emission of sound waves which are reflected back to the sender as echoes
noun: the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar

echolocation in British English
noun: determination of the position of an object by measuring the time taken for an echo to return from it and its direction

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