How to Pronounce "echolocation"

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Definition

Echolocation is the use of sound waves and echoes to locate objects, commonly used by animals like bats and dolphins to 'see' in the dark or underwater.

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Bats use echolocation to find insects in the dark.

Scientists study echolocation to learn how animals navigate in the dark.

Some blind people have learned to use a kind of echolocation to move around safely.

Thanks to echolocation, bats can fly without hitting anything even on the darkest nights.