Radar
noun
A system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects that cannot be seen.
The pilot used radar to navigate through the fog.
Often appears as...
- radar system
- radar technology
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Technical
noun
The screen or monitor that displays the information of the system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects.
The blip on the radar screen was a large incoming aircraft.
Often appears as...
- radar screen
- radar display
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Technical
noun
The ability to notice or be aware of things.
His comment was rude, but she let it slide under her radar.
Often appears as...
- slip under the radar
- off the radar
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Colloquial
noun
A system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects that cannot be seen.
The pilot used radar to navigate through the fog.
Often appears as...
- radar system
- radar technology
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The screen or monitor that displays the information of the system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects.
The blip on the radar screen was a large incoming aircraft.
Often appears as...
- radar screen
- radar display
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The ability to notice or be aware of things.
His comment was rude, but she let it slide under her radar.
Often appears as...
- slip under the radar
- off the radar
Usage tips
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Technical Equipment
Refers to devices used for safety in vehicles and weather predicting.
The ship's captain checked the radar for nearby vessels.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Vision
Helps detect objects too far or conditions too poor for the human eye.
Air traffic controllers rely on radar to track planes in the night sky.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Military
Though associated with military, it's used in many civilian applications.
Weather forecasters use radar to map out rain conditions.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Equipment
Refers to devices used for safety in vehicles and weather predicting.
The ship's captain checked the radar for nearby vessels.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Vision
Helps detect objects too far or conditions too poor for the human eye.
Air traffic controllers rely on radar to track planes in the night sky.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Military
Though associated with military, it's used in many civilian applications.
Weather forecasters use radar to map out rain conditions.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Equipment
Refers to devices used for safety in vehicles and weather predicting.
The ship's captain checked the radar for nearby vessels.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Vision
Helps detect objects too far or conditions too poor for the human eye.
Air traffic controllers rely on radar to track planes in the night sky.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Military
Though associated with military, it's used in many civilian applications.
Weather forecasters use radar to map out rain conditions.
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
under the radar and then almost certainly going to be happening there with wildcat and an ecosystem isn't really a fully functioning system until you've got every cog component back in place and bear in mind in the uk that we have completely sterilized our countryside for years and years and years putting back as much we can is so important so putting the wildcat back in
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How whales breathe,...
Sounds like it's farting underwater. What that dolphin is actually doing, though, is echolocation, which is making these series of pulses, and it uses it like a bat uses sonar. Well, a bat uses radar, but when it's underwater it's sonar, so this animal is using sonar to see its world in sound.
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How Dolphins Evade Shark...
The sound beam bounces back and forms a mental image in the dolphin's brain of the world around them. Echolocation is the way that dolphins have to see in dark and low lit environments. Basically, it's like radar or sonar. But there are limits to this super power.
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How algorithms shape our...
And I said, "That's a good job. That's interesting. How does that work?" And to understand that, you have to understand a little bit about how stealth works. And so -- this is an over-simplification -- but basically, it's not like you can just pass a radar signal
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Rethinking Brazil’s...
don't know in our lifetimes Brazil is going to be on everyone's radar everyone's radar and you need to understand this stuff so one of the first things you learn when you go to Brazil is that they're very organized surprisingly and that they organize the
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What's hidden under the...
that if that water were piled up on our smallest continent, it would drown Australia knee-deep. How is this possible? Well, under the ice lies the bedrock. We used radar to image the hills, valleys, mountains and depressions that the ice flows over.
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What the world can learn...
everyone knows what is true, so there is already, sort of, an internal radar or at least alarm bell for things that seem to be wrong. So I think communication is really important, from government, from corporates anywhere in the world.
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How do self-driving cars...
that keeps the internet humming, called integrated photonics. To understand LIDAR, it helps to start with a related technology— radar. In aviation, radar antennas launch pulses of radio or microwaves at planes
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Listening to shame PIPE...
about not being able to get my work out to the world, there was a part of me that was working very hard to engineer staying small, staying right under the radar. But I want to talk about what I've learned.
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Budgie Courtship Ritual...
are here she's impressed and invites him to premium the budgie sensory world continues under our radar as it does
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
under the radar and then almost certainly going to be happening there with wildcat and an ecosystem isn't really a fully functioning system until you've got every cog component back in place and bear in mind in the uk that we have completely sterilized our countryside for years and years and years putting back as much we can is so important so putting the wildcat back in
Video examples
How whales breathe,...
Sounds like it's farting underwater. What that dolphin is actually doing, though, is echolocation, which is making these series of pulses, and it uses it like a bat uses sonar. Well, a bat uses radar, but when it's underwater it's sonar, so this animal is using sonar to see its world in sound.
Video examples
How Dolphins Evade Shark...
The sound beam bounces back and forms a mental image in the dolphin's brain of the world around them. Echolocation is the way that dolphins have to see in dark and low lit environments. Basically, it's like radar or sonar. But there are limits to this super power.
Video examples
How algorithms shape our...
And I said, "That's a good job. That's interesting. How does that work?" And to understand that, you have to understand a little bit about how stealth works. And so -- this is an over-simplification -- but basically, it's not like you can just pass a radar signal
Video examples
Rethinking Brazil’s...
don't know in our lifetimes Brazil is going to be on everyone's radar everyone's radar and you need to understand this stuff so one of the first things you learn when you go to Brazil is that they're very organized surprisingly and that they organize the
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
that if that water were piled up on our smallest continent, it would drown Australia knee-deep. How is this possible? Well, under the ice lies the bedrock. We used radar to image the hills, valleys, mountains and depressions that the ice flows over.
Video examples
What the world can learn...
everyone knows what is true, so there is already, sort of, an internal radar or at least alarm bell for things that seem to be wrong. So I think communication is really important, from government, from corporates anywhere in the world.
Video examples
How do self-driving cars...
that keeps the internet humming, called integrated photonics. To understand LIDAR, it helps to start with a related technology— radar. In aviation, radar antennas launch pulses of radio or microwaves at planes
Video examples
Listening to shame PIPE...
about not being able to get my work out to the world, there was a part of me that was working very hard to engineer staying small, staying right under the radar. But I want to talk about what I've learned.
Video examples
Budgie Courtship Ritual...
are here she's impressed and invites him to premium the budgie sensory world continues under our radar as it does
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James Salter
American Novelist
I've known the anxiety of being completely lost, flying at night. It can be extreme. You're travelling at close to five hundred miles an hour, and every minute that goes by takes you further into being lost unless you get help from ground radar somewhere or somehow figure out the error.
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Rose Byrne
Australian Actress
I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under the radar and that's how I like it. I've been really blessed to work this long and I just hope I continue to get better and better and better and better.
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Karan Wahi
Indian Actor
I try to remain under radar as much as I can. In our line of work, whatever we do makes news, and with social media, people comment on everything. When it comes to love, the day I get married, I will tell the world about my wife.
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John Krasinski
American Actor
Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar.
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Tom Brady
American Football Player
I don't even know what the issues are. I haven't paid attention to politics in a long time. It's actually not something that I really even enjoy. It's way off my radar.
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Pamela Adlon
American Actress
For me, running a set and directing has been the most rewarding thing of my life and a happy surprise, because it was never really on my radar.
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Ron White
American Comedian
That's the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media's radar.
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Kathy Ireland
American Model
That was never on my radar, traffic stopping. It was never important to me.
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Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
It's my personality naturally to try to fly under the radar.
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Fred
Brazilian Footballer
It's an honour to be on the radar of great European coaches.
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James Salter
American Novelist
I've known the anxiety of being completely lost, flying at night. It can be extreme. You're travelling at close to five hundred miles an hour, and every minute that goes by takes you further into being lost unless you get help from ground radar somewhere or somehow figure out the error.
Quote examples
Rose Byrne
Australian Actress
I've always thought of myself as more of a character actress. I've tried to do different things, but I've always been under the radar and that's how I like it. I've been really blessed to work this long and I just hope I continue to get better and better and better and better.
Quote examples
Karan Wahi
Indian Actor
I try to remain under radar as much as I can. In our line of work, whatever we do makes news, and with social media, people comment on everything. When it comes to love, the day I get married, I will tell the world about my wife.
Quote examples
John Krasinski
American Actor
Boston is actually the capital of the world. You didn't know that? We breed smart-ass, quippy, funny people. Not that I'm one of them. I just sorta sneaked in under the radar.
Quote examples
Tom Brady
American Football Player
I don't even know what the issues are. I haven't paid attention to politics in a long time. It's actually not something that I really even enjoy. It's way off my radar.
Quote examples
Pamela Adlon
American Actress
For me, running a set and directing has been the most rewarding thing of my life and a happy surprise, because it was never really on my radar.
Quote examples
Ron White
American Comedian
That's the beauty of being a straight-to-DVD star. It really helps you stay under the media's radar.
Quote examples
Kathy Ireland
American Model
That was never on my radar, traffic stopping. It was never important to me.
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Erik Spoelstra
American Coach
It's my personality naturally to try to fly under the radar.
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Fred
Brazilian Footballer
It's an honour to be on the radar of great European coaches.
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