echolocate C2 Topic:Actions & Processes Freq #219552 Meanings 1 verb To find the position of objects by sending out sounds and listening for the echoes. Dolphins echolocate to track fish hiding beneath the sand. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Etymology AI details From echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # echolocate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **Frequency rank:** 219552 ## Meanings 1. To find the position of objects by sending out sounds and listening for the echoes. ## Examples - Dolphins echolocate to track fish hiding beneath the sand. ## Etymology From echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944. ## AI Etymology Echolocate is from echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to find the position of objects by sending out sounds and listening for the echoes. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown