Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radio detection and ranging

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: ra-dio de-tec-tion and rang-ing
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

Synonyms

radar microwave radar radiolocation

Questions

What does radio detection and ranging mean?: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

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