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RADAR ECHO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("radar echo" is a kind of...):
electronic signal (a signal generated by electronic means)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radar echo"):
blip; pip; radar target (a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface)
clutter (unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen)
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