echolocation
pronunciation
How to pronounce echolocation in British English:
UK [ˌekəʊləʊˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce echolocation in American English:
US [ˌekoʊloʊˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
Word Origin
- echolocation (n.)
- 1944, from echo (n.) + location.
Example
- 1. Some bats with poor eyesight depend on echolocation to navigate .
- 2. The bats can detect the snakes using echolocation .
- 3. This process is called echolocation .
- 4. A few blind people have mastered echolocation in order to sense their surroundings .
- 5. Factors associated with geographic variation and jamming avoidance response in bat echolocation calls .