echolocate C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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. Etymology AI details From echo + locate. Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944. Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown