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radio detection and ranging [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Technique of bouncing pulsed radio waves from a body and observing their echoes.

CONT

Radar is used to describe systems that use electromagnetic energy to detect distant objects and possibly determine other characteristics such as direction and range.

CONT

The term "radar", which has been in use since World War II, is an acronym formed from the English term "radio detection and ranging". It designates the technique and the system of detection and ranging by radioelectricity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
CONT

Utilisé depuis la Seconde guerre mondiale, le terme «radar» est un acronyme formé de l'expression anglaise «radio detection and ranging». Il désigne la technique et le système de détection et de télémétrie par radioélectricité.

Spanish

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