echolocation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #52910

Meanings

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noun
The use of reflected sound, or echoes, to locate objects, as bats and dolphins do.

Bats use echolocation to find insects in complete darkness.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the use of reflected sound,... biosonar

Word family

Forms echolocations

Etymology

Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944, from echo- + location.

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