different between radar vs ionosonde

English

Etymology

Originally spelled RADAR; an acronym of radio detection and ranging. Coined by the United States Navy in 1940.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??e?d??(?)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??e?d?/, [??e???]

Noun

radar (countable and uncountable, plural radars)

1. (uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces

2. (countable) A type of system using such method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
3. (countable) An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
4. (countable, figuratively) A superior ability to detect something.

Synonyms

• RADAR (acronym of radio detection and ranging)

Derived terms

Related terms

• lidar
• sonar

Translations

Verb

radar (third-person singular simple present radars, present participle radaring, simple past and past participle radared)

1. To scan with radar, or as if with radar.

Anagrams

• Ardra

Catalan

Noun

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar

Cornish

Noun

radar

1. radar

References

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?radar]
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: ra?dar

Noun

radar m inan

1. radar
2. speed camera

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?.d?r/
• Hyphenation: ra?dar

Noun

radar m (plural radars, diminutive radartje n)

1. radar (detection system operating by means of radio waves)

Derived terms

• dopplerradar
• neerslagradar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.da?/

Noun

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar

Further reading

• “radar” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?tar/
• Rhymes: -a?tar
• Homophone: ratar

Noun

radar m (genitive singular radars, nominative plural radarar)

1. radar device

Declension

Synonyms

• (radar device): ratsjá

Indonesian

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?radar]
• Hyphenation: ra?dar

Noun

radar (first-person possessive radarku, second-person possessive radarmu, third-person possessive radarnya)

1. radar

Hyponyms

Further reading

• “radar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English radar.

Noun

radar m (invariable)

1. radar

Related terms

• radarastronomia
• radarfaro
• radarista
• radaristica
• radarriflettente
• radarsonda
• radarspoletta
• radartachimetro

Latin

Verb

r?dar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of r?d?

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English radar

Noun

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarer, definite plural radarene)

1. radar

Derived terms

• radarbilde
• værradar

References

• “radar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English radar

Noun

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarar, definite plural radarane)

1. radar

References

• “radar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.dar/

Noun

radar m inan

1. radar (method of detecting distant objects)
2. radar (installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus)

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) radarzysta, radaryzacja, radaroskop
• (adjective) radarowy

Further reading

• radar in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• radar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?a?da?/
• (Paulistano) IPA^(key): /?a?da?/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?a?da?/

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar (radio device for detecting distant objects)
2. (Brazil, informal) a speed detection device used by policemen and traffic controllers

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:radar.

Romanian

Etymology

From English radar.

Noun

radar n (plural radare)

1. radar

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râda?r/
• Hyphenation: ra?dar

Noun

r?d?r m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. radar

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rà?dar/, /rá?dar/

Noun

r?dar m inan

1. radar

Inflection

Spanish

Etymology

From English radar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?da?/, [ra?ð?a?]

Noun

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar
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Derived terms

• antirradar

Further reading

• “radar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Noun

radar c

1. radar

Anagrams

• darra

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ra?dar

Noun

radar

1. radar.

Turkish

Noun

radar (definite accusative radar?, plural radarlar)

1. (aviation) radar

Declension

Uzbek

Noun

radar (plural radarlar)

1. radar

Zazaki

Noun

radar (f)

1. radar

English

Etymology

iono- +? sonde

Noun

ionosonde (plural ionosondes)

1. A radar for the examination of the ionosphere.