इंग्रजी

echolocate

gb/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/ us/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/
C1 इंग्रजी
अर्थ
० अर्थ
क्रियापद technical C1 action
1

find things using sound echoes

To find where things are by making sounds and listening to the echoes.

वापर नमुना: [animal] echolocates (to) [navigate/find prey]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse echolocate (the action) with echolocation (the system/ability).
समानार्थी शब्द
orient (Broader; not specifically by interpreting echoes.) | ping (Often technological; means send out a signal and listen for a return.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
grope (Move or search uncertainly without reliable sensory guidance.)
सहप्रयोग
bats echolocate |dolphins echolocate |echolocate prey |echolocate insects |echolocate underwater |echolocate in caves |echolocate using ultrasonic calls |echolocate by emitting clicks |echolocate in murky water |echolocate in complete darkness
विषय
animals |nature |science
उदाहरणे
  • Bats echolocate to hunt insects at night.
  • Some whales echolocate to track prey in deep water.
  • In the dark cave, the animals echolocated to avoid obstacles.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • Bats echolocate at night.
  • Dolphins can echolocate underwater.
क्रियापद C1 action
2

navigate by making tongue clicks

To move around safely by making small sounds and listening to the echoes.

वापर नमुना: [someone] echolocates (to) [move around/find obstacles]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may assume it requires special equipment; it can also be done by making clicks with the mouth.
समानार्थी शब्द
navigate (General; does not imply using echoes.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
stumble (Move unsteadily, often because you cannot sense obstacles well.)
सहप्रयोग
learn to echolocate |echolocate with tongue clicks |echolocate in unfamiliar places |echolocate around obstacles |echolocate while walking |echolocate indoors |echolocate in crowded spaces |practice echolocating |echolocate without a cane |teach someone to echolocate
विषय
health |daily_life |disability |science
उदाहरणे
  • After months of practice, he could echolocate well enough to avoid poles and doorways.
  • She echolocates by making quiet clicks and listening for changes in the echo.
  • In a new building, he echolocated to judge the width of the hallway.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • He echolocates with small clicks.
  • She echolocates to avoid obstacles.
क्रियापद technical C2 process
3

measure location using sonar-like echoes

To use sound echoes to measure where something is, using technology.

वापर नमुना: [device/system] echolocates [object/space]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think echolocate is only used for animals; it can also be used for devices that work like sonar.
समानार्थी शब्द
range (Measure distance; does not necessarily involve echoes or sound.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
miscalculate (Get the position or distance wrong.)
सहप्रयोग
echolocate obstacles |echolocate a target |echolocate a room |echolocate in real time |echolocate using ultrasound |echolocate with sonar |echolocate nearby objects |echolocate in a tunnel |echolocate reflections |echolocate distance
विषय
technology |engineering |science
उदाहरणे
  • The robot echolocates obstacles using an ultrasonic sensor.
  • Submarines can echolocate targets by sending out pings and analyzing the echoes.
  • The system echolocated the wall position even through smoke.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • The sensor echolocates nearby objects.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
echolocate
IPA
GB/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/
US/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
echo - locate (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (locate)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
  • Base: echolocate
  • 3rd Person Singular: echolocates
  • Present Participle: echolocating
  • Past: echolocated
  • Past Participle: echolocated
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
echolocates verb echolocating verb echolocated verb
Core family
echolocation noun C1
Related words
echo noun A2 locate verb A2 location noun A2
Advanced or less common
echolocator noun
वाक्प्रचार

echolocate your way around

1
/ɪkˈɑləkˌeɪt jˈʊɹ wˈeɪ ɚˈaʊnd/
fixed phrase

navigate using echoes

To get around a place by making sounds and listening to echoes.

उदाहरणे
  • In the unfamiliar apartment, she echolocated her way around the furniture.
  • He echolocated his way around the station by clicking softly and listening for echoes.
  • With practice, you can echolocate your way around a room without bumping into chairs.

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