Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive electrolocation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive -elec-trolo-ca-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

A process where certain species of fish or aquatic amphibians can detect electric fields using specialized electroreceptors to detect and to locate the source of an external electric field in its environment.

Example Sentences

"Weakly electric fish use their electrosensory systems for electrocommunication, active electrolocation and low-frequency passive electrolocation."

Questions

What does passive electrolocation mean?: A process where certain species of fish or aquatic amphibians can detect electric fields using specialized electroreceptors to detect and to locate the source of an external electric field in its environment.

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