RADIOLOCATION

radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

radiolocation (countable and uncountable, plural radiolocations)

(uncountable) The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar

(uncountable) The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag

(countable) A location so identified

Source: Wiktionary



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29 January 2025

SEX

(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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