lidar
(noun) a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lidar (plural lidars)
The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.
• LIDAR (acronym of "light detection and ranging")
• Laird, drail, laird, larid, liard
LIDAR (plural LIDARs)
Acronym of light detection and ranging.
Synonym: lidar
• Laird, drail, laird, larid, liard
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
