echolocation
gb/ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/ us/ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
C1
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technical
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process
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navigation by reflected sound
a way some animals find things by listening to echoes
Padrão de uso:
echolocation (in [animal])
Erro comum:
Echolocation is not the same as simply having good hearing; it specifically involves using echoes from sounds that are produced.
Sinónimos
biosonar (often used for echolocation in animals, especially marine mammals.)
Antónimos
vision (finding things by sight rather than by echoes.)
Colocações
bat echolocation
|dolphin echolocation
|use echolocation
|echolocation ability
|echolocation system
|echolocation calls
|echolocation pulses
|echolocation signals
|echolocation behavior
|navigate by echolocation
Temas
animals
|biology
|senses
|nature
Exemplos
- Bats rely on echolocation to avoid obstacles in the dark.
- Scientists recorded echolocation calls to study how dolphins hunt.
- The cave fish showed reduced vision but strong echolocation-like sensing.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Bats use echolocation at night.
- Echolocation helps dolphins find fish.
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technical
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process
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locating objects with sound echoes
a way to find objects by sending sound and listening to the echo
Padrão de uso:
echolocation for [purpose]
Erro comum:
Learners often confuse echolocation with radar; radar uses radio waves, while echolocation uses sound.
Sinónimos
sonar (a broader term; echolocation is often used for biological or biomimetic sonar.)
Antónimos
radar (a different ranging method that uses radio waves instead of sound.)
Colocações
echolocation technique
|echolocation method
|echolocation-based navigation
|echolocation algorithm
|echolocation sensor
|echolocation experiment
|echolocation data
|echolocation mapping
|underwater echolocation
|echolocation signal processing
Temas
science
|technology
|sound
|navigation
Exemplos
- The robot uses echolocation to map the corridor when the lights are off.
- Engineers tested echolocation methods for obstacle detection in drones.
- Echolocation can be effective underwater because sound travels well in water.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The device uses echolocation to find walls.
- Echolocation works by listening to echoes.
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C1
process
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human navigation by clicking sounds
a way some people use echoes to know where things are
Padrão de uso:
learn echolocation; use echolocation to [do something]
Erro comum:
It does not mean using a machine; in this sense it can be a learned human skill.
Sinónimos
click-based navigation (describes the common technique used in human echolocation.)
Antónimos
visual navigation (moving around mainly by using sight rather than echoes.)
Colocações
human echolocation
|learn echolocation
|echolocation training
|echolocation skills
|mouth clicks
|use clicks for echolocation
|echolocation in blind people
|practice echolocation
Temas
health
|disability
|senses
|daily_life
Exemplos
- After months of practice, he used echolocation to move confidently through unfamiliar rooms.
- The documentary showed how echolocation can help some blind people judge distance.
- She made small clicks and listened for changes in the echo as part of her echolocation routine.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He learned echolocation to walk safely.
- She uses clicks for echolocation.
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the act of echo-based detection
finding something by using echoes
Padrão de uso:
echolocation of [object/area]
Erro comum:
This is a broad sense; in many contexts it specifically refers to animals (especially bats and dolphins).
Sinónimos
echo ranging (a general descriptive term for measuring location by echoes.)
Antónimos
direct observation (identifying something without relying on reflected sound.)
Colocações
the echolocation process
|echolocation of targets
|echolocation in darkness
|echolocation in water
|echolocation research
|echolocation study
Temas
science
|sound
Exemplos
- Echolocation is an efficient way to detect objects when visibility is low.
- The lecture explained echolocation as a process of measuring time delays in echoes.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Echolocation uses echoes to detect objects.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
echolocation
IPA
GB/ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
US/ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
Sílabas e acento
echo - loca - tion (3 sílabas)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: echolocation
- Plural: echolocations
Família de palavras
Forms
echolocations
noun
Core family
echolocate
verb C1
echolocator
noun
Expressões
active echolocation
1/ˈæktɪv ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
echolocation by making sounds
echolocation where you make the sound yourself
Exemplos
- Bats use active echolocation by emitting calls and listening for echoes.
- The paper compared active echolocation with other sensory strategies in nocturnal animals.
bat echolocation
1/bˈæt ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
echolocation used by bats
the way bats use echoes to find things
Exemplos
- Researchers analyzed bat echolocation to understand how bats track fast-moving insects.
- Bat echolocation changes depending on whether the bat is in open air or near trees.
dolphin echolocation
1/dˈɑlfən ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
echolocation used by dolphins
the way dolphins use clicks and echoes underwater
Exemplos
- Dolphin echolocation is strong enough to detect fish hiding in sand.
- The team used underwater microphones to capture dolphin echolocation in the bay.
echolocation call
1/ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən kˈɔl/
fixed phrase
technical
sound used to create echoes
a sound an animal makes to hear echoes
Exemplos
- The bat emitted an echolocation call just before it grabbed the moth.
- Different species have distinctive echolocation calls that can be identified in recordings.
passive echolocation
1/pˈæsɪv ˌɛkoʊloʊkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
echo use without making sounds
finding things by listening to echoes of other sounds
Exemplos
- Some researchers discuss passive echolocation in animals that exploit ambient noise.
- Passive echolocation can be harder because the sound source is not under the listener’s control.