Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lidar

/ˈlaɪdɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: li-dar
IPA: /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.

Uncountable

noun

A device that provides such imaging.

Countable

noun

Acronym of light detection and ranging.

noun

Alternative form of LIDAR.

Example Sentences

"Tesla bet on the idea that in the design of self-driving cars, lidar doesn't add enough capability, beyond what the cameras already provide, to be worth the additional cost."
"Although operational environments profoundly differ, both kinds of autonomous vehicles, groundcraft and aircraft, will still rely on conceptually the same sorts of sensors — cameras, radar and lidar — to perceive surroundings in real time."
"There's a lidar mounted on the roof of that Waymo."

Etymology

By anacronymic evolution from LIDAR.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/
British English: /ˈlaɪdɑː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lidars (plural)

Derived Forms

microlidar

Phrases

active lidar

Frequently Paired Words

LIDAR radar sodar sonar

Rhymes With

bidar

Questions

How do you pronounce lidar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/.
What does lidar mean?: The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.
Where does lidar come from?: By anacronymic evolution from LIDAR.

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