Echolocation Meaning in English

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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.

Usage & Nuances

Mainly a scientific or biological term, rarely used in casual speech. Used when discussing animal senses, robotics, or sonar. Collocates with 'use', 'develop', 'rely on': 'bats use echolocation'. Not interchangeable with 'radar', which refers to electromagnetic waves.

• Spanish: ecolocalización
• Portuguese (BR): ecolocalização
• Portuguese (PT): ecolocalização
• Chinese (Simplified): 回声定位
• Chinese (Traditional): 回聲定位
• Hindi: प्रतिध्वनि स्थानिकी
• Arabic: تحديد الموقع بالصدى
• Bengali: ইকোলোকেশন - প্রতিধ্বনি নির্ণয়
• Russian: эхолокация
• Japanese: エコーロケーション - 反響定位
• Vietnamese: định vị bằng tiếng vang - định vị bằng sóng âm
• Korean: 반향정위 - 음파 위치 파악
• Turkish: ekolokasyon - yankı ile konum belirleme
• Urdu: ایکو لوکیشن - بازگشت آواز کی مدد سے جگہ معلوم کرنا
• Indonesian: ekolokasi - penentuan lokasi dengan gema

Example Sentences

Bats use echolocation to find insects in the dark.

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

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

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

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The navy uses technology similar to echolocation for detecting objects underwater.

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Dolphins communicate and sense their surroundings through echolocation.

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