echolocation
Meaning
The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures.
Synonyms
echo ranging
Translations
écholocation
Echolotung Unterwasserschallgerät Echoortung Sonargerät
ecogoniometro
echo-sondeerapparaat
ecolocalización
sonarPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944, from echo- + location.
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