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1. (n.) echolocation
a 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.
2. echolocation
the sonarlike system used by dolphins, bats, and other animals to detect objects by emitting usu. high-pitched sounds that reflect off the object and return to the ears or other sensory receptors.
Etymology: (1944)
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1. (noun) echolocation, echo sounding
determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
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1. echolocation
An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal).
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