echolocation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures.

/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-echolocation.wav

echolocation echolocations

Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944, from echo- + location.

biosonar

echolocate photolocation

active echolocation echolocational vibroecholocation

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